as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
again; once more; a second time
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
conviction; belief; confidence
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to mark the end; to spell the end
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to daub; to brush; to touch up
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
desperately; for one's dear life
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all