to detain; to check; to restrain
bento; Japanese box lunch
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
ostensible (surface) reason
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
common people; ordinary people; masses
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
in the mountains; among the mountains
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
grandfather; male senior-citizen