to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
neighboring village; neighbouring village
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
talk; conversation; dialogue
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
secret; private; surreptitious
fourth day of the month; four days
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be settled; to be brought to an end
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
edge of town; outskirts of a village
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
long ago; a long time ago; already
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
step; stride; counter for steps
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to sit down; to take a seat
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart