plan of fraud; scheme of deception
to lend a hand; to render assistance; (lit.) to bare one shoulder
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
small container; person of small capacities
double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train); double-headed train; doubleheader
to pour one's heart and soul into
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
(arch.) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
to go numb; to have pins and needles
to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to take the side of the enemy
in general; overall; generally
at first; initially; in the beginning
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
without a history; historyless; unhistoried; unstoried
to be jostling against each other
well bottom; narrow place
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)
to exhaust all one's options
to meet with a crushing defeat
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
(flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
padding; lining; foundation