joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
determination; resolution
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shake; to sway; to waver
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to cease; to stop; to be over
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
several people; a few people
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
warp; curvature; curve; arch
lately; recently; nowadays
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)