to cause to swell; to inflame
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
starvation; famine; hunger
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
cave dwelling; troglodytism
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to give an impression; to make an impression
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
national fortunes; destiny of a country
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
(something) despised; (something) made light of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strange or mysterious and troubling
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances