sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
orphan; person without friends
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in the end; on top of that
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
but; however; provided that
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
guardian; protector; patron; parent
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to