thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
absence; disregard; indifference
independence; self-reliance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
storehouse; warehouse; godown
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to relax; to feel at home
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
secret base; hideout; hidden position
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
rest; break; recess; intermission
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous