hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
participation; joining; entry; adherence
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
but; however; even though; even if
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
tedious; boring; being fed up with
these guys; these fellows
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
independent action; acting alone
it hasn't been long since
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
plural; multiple; several
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
something; some kind of; for some reason