covered in mud; mud-caked
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
one after another; in rapid succession
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
all around; as far as the eye can see
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
eight (long cylindrical things)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be perturbed; to be agitated
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to temper thoroughly; to train well
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
torture to death; torment to death