underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
village headman; village mayor
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
retainer; attendant; escort
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
head; lead; vanguard; first
each house; every house; many houses
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
caller; visitor; company; guest
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
ancestor; forefather; foremother
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
neighboring village; neighbouring village
to cease; to stop; to be over
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent