in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
rainy; showery; inclement
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
along the river; riverside
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
several times; a few times
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to set (sun); to become dark
even if not; even without
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
eight (long cylindrical things)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40