poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to read the situation; to sense the mood
wherein; therein; thereinto
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
agricultural community; farm village; rural
electricity; (electric) light
river management; river improvement; flood control
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
every year; yearly; annually
water damage; flood disaster
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
in name only; titular; nominal
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to become better; to improve
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
beyond this point; from now on; after this
counter for drops of liquid
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration