force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ordinary citizen; the general public
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
middle of the night; dead of night
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to have a talk; to tell a story
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
home area; home town; local
spinning mill; cotton mill
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
sympathy; compassion; pity
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
to subsist; to keep on living
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous