to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
is something that; is that which
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
innumerable; countless; numberless
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination