dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
moving about; stirring about
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
town-watches from the Edo period
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
don't you think?; indicates question
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
indescribable; inexpressible
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
because; for; the reason why is ...
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to chase; to run after; to pursue
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
big man; large man; tall man; giant
recovering slightly; making a small rally
passing through without stopping; passing by
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to lose sight of; to miss