to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
in spite of; regardless of
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to dry up completely; to become stale
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
surface of the earth; ground surface
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
the people; citizens; the populace
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right