root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
edge of town; outskirts of a village
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
innocence; being not guilty
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
administrative; executive
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to be erected; to be built
men and women of all ages
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down