agricultural community; farm village; rural
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(economic) depression; recession; slump
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speech; expression; wording; language
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
as planned; according to plan
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
railroad corporation; railway company
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
karma (from one's previous life)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
main cause; primary factor
La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); The Force of Destiny
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish