low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
last days; the end; one's fate
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
severe earthquake; violent tremor
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
strategist; tactician; schemer
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
the same rank; equality; apposition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
grandfather; male senior-citizen
since then; from that time; ever since
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
conduct; behavior; behaviour
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
material; substance; matter
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
remaining; left-over; excess
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
far away in the distance; in the far distance
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region