the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
very hungry; starving; ravenous
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
since then; from that time; ever since
still; even now; to this day
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
alone; by oneself; on one's own
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight