to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
calamity; disaster; misfortune
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why; how; for what reason
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
of course; certainly; naturally
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
don't you think?; indicates question
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
case; occasion; situation; circumstances