taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be opposite; to face each other
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
in terms of; from the point of view of
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
tool; implement; means; furniture
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
proper; right; reasonable
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quickly; calmly; intently
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
public servant; government official
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so