hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
because of; owing to; due to
here and there; in places
difficult to ...; hard to ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
practice; practising; experience
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous