lord of a manor; estate steward
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
beyond human understanding
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to squeeze out; to wring out
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to die out; to become extinct
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate