to be silent; to say nothing
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to satisfy one's appetite
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be damaged; to receive damage
to some extent; to a certain extent
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to stiffen; to become stiff
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to crack; to develop a crack
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away