excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
(present) head of a family
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
kegs of sake; lot of sake
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sudden death; unexpected death
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
prayer (for something); supplication
at that time; in those days
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
long night (esp. of autumn)