horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to rank next to; to come after
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
servile submission; subservience
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
without doubt; certain; sure
ditch next to railway track
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue