to keep standing; to stand motionless
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to die; to ascend to heaven
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
old friend; old acquaintance
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
you (plural); all of you; you all