to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if so; in that case; in that situation
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
since then; from that time; ever since
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
conviction; belief; confidence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
murder; killing; murderer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street