to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to wander; to roam from place to place
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
fast asleep; dead to the world
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
quibble; pointless argument
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued