now that; since; so long as; because
bad influence; negative influence
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to die on the battlefield
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
how many people; a number of people
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
while; during (the time when)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
hills and fields; hill and dale
but; however; provided that
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)