useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to win favour; to win favor
periodic; regular; routine
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
living by oneself; living alone
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
imperial tomb; imperial mausoleum
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
grave robber; grave robbing
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
vitality; (one's) life force
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy