policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
the life of the people; the people's living
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
how many people; a number of people
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
(period of) a year; during an era
religious mission; religious proclamation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be erected; to be built
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
new building; new construction
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
sending; forwarding; shipping
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality