on the occasion of; at the time of
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
friction; discord; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
profitable plan; good plan
without thinking of the consequences
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
indolence; laziness; sloth
cheap article; poor quality article
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
successfully; with success
fertile; rich; productive
to spare oneself (the trouble)
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
responsibility; duty; obligation
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma