turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
without eating or drinking
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
barber; barbershop; barber shop
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to split; to be split; to splinter
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
parting; separation; farewell
meaning; connotation; denotation
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
the reason is ...; it is because ...