remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
one eye; one of one's eyes
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
progress; being under way
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
to cease; to stop; to be over
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
alone; unaided; away from home
to know much of the world
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
calamity; disaster; accident
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
terminus; terminal; end edge
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
sleepover; overnight stay
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
at a stroke; with a single swoop
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable