big snake; (large) serpent
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
ascetic monk; trainee monk
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to yell; to rant; to rave
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
distinction; discrimination
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
somehow; for some reason or other
to get slightly dirty (all over)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid