to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
tall figure; high stature
to rush back; to run back
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
calamity; disaster; misfortune
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
pure heart; naivete; innocence
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to leave a bad impression behind
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
murder; homicide; manslaughter
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)