row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
covered wagon; prairie schooner
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to talk; to chat; to chatter
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
usually; under usual circumstances
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to give off a stench; to stink
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end