grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
tail (animal); tail end; tip
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
torture to death; torment to death
counter for choices, options, etc.
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
several weeks; a few weeks
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
goodness; excellence; virtue
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
censorship; inspection; examination
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness