to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
generation; lifetime; age
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
and then; and so; and; so then
to begin; to set about; to start
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
will not do; do not; does not
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the other day; some time ago; recently
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
person of doubtful origin
village headman; village mayor
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
what happens twice will happen thrice
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge