to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
sincere; honest; faithful
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
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.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
jokingly; in the form of a joke
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
many people; a large number of people
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be damaged; to receive damage
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
first class plus; extra special
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
making money; making a profit
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot