watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
covered in mud; mud-caked
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
image; figure; figure; form; image
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
kick; treating (someone) poorly
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
mental; spiritual; emotional
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
(paper) cord for tying the hair
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
to shake; to sway; to waver
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer