group; party; team; squad; section
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to tighten; to press hard
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to perceive; to understand
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
that day; the very same day
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
thorough; exhaustive; complete
thrift; economy; frugality
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to thrust down; to push off
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
each time it happens; at all such times
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
separate; scattered; apart
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
parting; separation; farewell