to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
veil of darkness; curtain of night
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
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
(distant) howling; backbiting
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to become rustic; to be countrified
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
be (that) as it may; having said that
parting; separation; farewell
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
two (long cylindrical things)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
three sides; small offering stand
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)