to step firmly; to harden by treading
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to go out and away; to leave
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
postwar period; period after Second World War
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to do for (the sake of someone else)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be helpful; to be useful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
speech and conduct; words and deeds
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
this world; this life; world of the living
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar