epidemic; plague; pestilence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dealing with; coping with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
chief; main; principal; important
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
beloved child; dear child
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
orphan; person without friends
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
derailment; digression; deviation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
while moving; on the move
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
in the meanwhile; during the time
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...