bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
everybody; every last one of them; all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
infant; baby; little child
to subsist; to keep on living
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
outsider; someone outside of a group
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to some extent; to a certain extent
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
same trade; same business; same profession
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out