orphan; person without friends
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
school building; schoolhouse
to be erected; to be built
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to be sooty; to be stained
charcoal; charred remains
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to relax; to feel at home
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to awake from one's sleep
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
broker; intermediary; broking house
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
stealthily; secretly; in secret
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply