casual laborer (labourer); day laborer (labourer)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
senior; elder; person older than oneself
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
snake; serpent; large snake
in that manner; like that
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
incessantly; without a pause
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
cowshed; cow farmer; restaurant specializing in beef dishes; store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
memories; recollections; reminiscence