strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
desperation; struggle to the death
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
while; during (the time when)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talking while standing; standing around talking
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
personal appearance; character; personality
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
running away; escaping on foot
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
to keep a watchful eye on
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
useless resistance; vain struggle
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
interruption; interference; butting in
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
society; company; the public; the world
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
letter; missive; note; mail
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
silence; stillness; quietness