very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to say; to be pleased to say
treating someone like a child
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to fold up; to fold into layers
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
exactly as stated; verbatim
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to peel; to skin; to pare
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
distant look; faraway look