starvation; famine; hunger
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
heart; guts; nerve; central part
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
here and there; everywhere
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
Matsumoto Keidou (1832.1.9-1863.11.6)
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
tilting (of a geological block)
Fujimoto Tetsuseki (1816.4.14-1863.11.6)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
long ago; already; a long time ago
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
torture to death; torment to death
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply