adoption; selection; choice
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
negotiation team; negotiating body
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
sons and daughters; children; girl
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
nonchalantly; without a care
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
drama; play; powerful drug
to attract interest; to capture attention
pre-war days; before the war
high class; esteemed; cherished
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
madder red; dark red; crimson
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)