wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
beyond that point; after that
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
here and there; in places
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin rice gruel; rice water
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to try all possible means
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
you could say that; that might be so
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be intimate with; to befriend
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology