lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
training; drill; practice; discipline
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
complete stranger; total stranger
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
as much as one can; as much as possible
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
don't worry about it; forget about it
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth