village; human habitation; human settlement
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
decoration; ornament; trimmings
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
transparency; clarity; coherence
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
at some point in the past; at some stage
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
they; those guys; those fellows