rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
the last days; the final years; the last generation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to talk; to carry meaning
to dry up completely; to become stale
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
semi-arid; semiarid; semidry
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to throw into; to toss into
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to employ; to hire (a servant)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to speak; to say; to vocalize
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
supply; supplying; replenishment
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
expansion; swelling; increase; growth