various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
rickets; someone suffering from rickets
hunchback; humpback; crookback
gasping; breathing heavily
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
middle of the night; dead of night
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
useless resistance; vain struggle
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to take a breath; to take a short rest
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
outward appearance; apparent
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
short and stout; small but wide around
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
hooting; jeering; heckling
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace