to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
several years; a few years
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
field; plain; prairie; moor
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
ability; capability; skill
only; merely; but; no more than
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
clanging; empty; deserted
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
very busy (person or thing)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
the scruff or nape of the neck
resentment; indignation; anger
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
fringe; rim; periphery; borders; outskirts
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to get angry; to lose one's temper