hometown; rural districts
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
village; hamlet; countryside; country
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
one end; an end; part; fragment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to call together; to convene
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
fee; charge; rate; material
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)