normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
both (people); the two of them
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
... years old; age (of) ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
besides; in addition; also; moreover
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
2nd day of the month; two days
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry