holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
in case of; at that time; at this time
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
great difference; big difference; wide margin
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to kill; to choke the life out of
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
desolate field; withered field
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
such ... as; or some such
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sick person; patient; invalid
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)