weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
people; men and women; each person; everybody
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to begin; to set about; to start
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(Edo-period) town magistrate
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
at that time; in those days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend