eyesight; vision; visual acuity
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
like a decent person; human
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
chilly; unpleasantly cold
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
outline; summary; argument
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to ask; to enquire; to query
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to ask a question; to ask questions
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
indeed; really; truly; very much
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
counter for books; volume
few decades; many decades; several decades
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
village; human habitation; human settlement
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
long time; several hours; long spell
continuous; without a break
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)