serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
Buddhist (household) altar
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be found; to be discovered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency