not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
long ago; once upon a time
a long time ago; in those days
to rain incessantly; to downpour
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
cannot be helped; unavoidable
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to die out; to become extinct
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds