edge of town; outskirts of a village
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sympathy; compassion; pity
to have dealings with; to be involved in
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
ahead; before; the future
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to faint; to be exhausted
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to fall ill; to be taken ill
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood