painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
at long distance; in long intervals
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
endless; boundless; everlasting
very small; tiny; insignificant
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to be entwined; to be involved
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
on countless occasions; many a time
unloading (of cargo); discharge
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
finely chiseled (features)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
woman; lady; adult female
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
no, not like that (but like this)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
how many years; how long; what year
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)