heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
extensive; vast range; wide scope
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
(within a) territory; domains
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
landowner; landlord; landlady
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
this occasion; at this time; now
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
goodness; excellence; virtue
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
(medical) doctor; physician