to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
how many people; a number of people
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to do together; to share; to participate in
double suicide; lovers' suicide
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to entertain; to make welcome
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
family; relatives; dependents; household
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible