abstinence from salt (for vow or spiritual reasons)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
more generously for the lower-paid
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
nature; character; disposition
predicting the weather from the wind direction, shape of clouds, etc.
big bend (esp. in a road)
privy seal; imperial seal
better than none at all; better than nothing
deciding or acting on one's own
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
on-the-spot (report); eyewitness (report)
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
leather strap; thong; leash
camp stool; folding stool
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
final program (programme, plan)
one by one; one after another
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
not long has passed since ...
following blindly; following suit without reflection