to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
good; goodness; right; virtue
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
favourite horse; favorite horse
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to run about trying to escape
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
place; situation; position; location
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to move forward; to move on
not understanding; not knowing
hometown; rural township (of China)