remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
caller; visitor; company; guest
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
suffix for familiar person
infancy; childhood; tender age
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to crouch; to squat; to cower
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
manly; masculine; like a man
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to look around; to survey
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to be smeared; to be covered
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be hesitant; to feel timid