edge of town; outskirts of a village
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
greens; vegetable leaves; leaf vegetable
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to fight; to exchange blows
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to strike dead; to beat to death
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
doing patchwork; an item needing patching
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
each place; various places
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
objection; dissent; protest
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
reopening; resumption; restarting
neighbouring house; neighboring house
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
desire for revenge; vengeful thought