elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
travelling east (esp. to Edo) from Kyoto
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
seedling; sapling; young tree
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun