food expenses; money for food; charge for board
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
personal guidance; tutoring
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
disintegration; self-destruction