outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
contest; comparison; competition
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
second coming; second advent
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to become excited; to grow lively
outline; summary; gist; basic points
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
however; having said that; but
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
to know (a person); to think
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
sea of fire; sea of flame
to make use of; to lend money
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly