circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to give directions; to issue instructions
as planned; according to plan
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to escape death; to be saved from death
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
imprisonment; incarceration
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
last days; the end; one's fate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
slightly early; just before
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
all; entire; whole; altogether
ten; 10; ten years of age
several people; a few people
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
negative emotions; negative feelings
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)