to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
many people; a large number of people
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
several people; a few people
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to push aside; to push one's way through
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
stepping back; drawing back
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
indeed; really; truly; very much
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
directly opposite; right in front
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to have a narrow escape from death
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes