reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
separate; respective; different
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
ardent; passionate; vehement
welcome; (warm) reception
sour look; surly face; pout
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)