needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inside one's heart; in one's mind
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
strange disease; rare disease
village headman; village mayor
to gather; to collect; to assemble
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
way; method; means; resource; course