youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
quarrel among friends; quarrel among ourselves (themselves)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
amateur theatricals; amateur dramatic performance
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to mix; to blend; to combine
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
hearsay; learning by hearsay