hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
public power; governmental authority
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
changing clothes; change of clothes
bathing; going in the bath
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
back street; back alley; off-street
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
moderate; proper; just right
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lose heart; to lose motivation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get hungry; to become hungry
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Shimane Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised