vigorously ...; suddenly ...
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
waste; uselessness; redundance
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
all present; all concerned; all of us
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to rest one's chin in one's hands
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
acquaintance; appreciative friend
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane