to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
preparation; arrangements
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to shout (in anger); to yell
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
opposite; reverse; contrary
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
whispering; murmuring; subdued
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(not) even once; (not) ever
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin