gradual decrease; decline
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
what time; (lit.) which hour
demon of ill health; disease
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to lose sight of; to miss
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
all you have to do is; just; that's all
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
extermination; expulsion; destruction
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
ten; 10; ten years of age
new record (in sports, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to faint; to be exhausted
licentious; self-indulgent
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to lie down; to throw oneself down