face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
disorder; chaos; confusion
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
unknown; obscure; insignificant
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
right beside; close to; nearby
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
young owner; young proprietor
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
one day; (on) a certain day
evening; early night hours
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
laxative; purgative; evacuant; loose bowels; diarrhea; diarrhoea
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)