to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
talk; story; conversation
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
literary woman; talented woman
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
distribution map; distribution diagram
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
all members; everybody; regular member
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
village; hamlet; countryside; country
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
construction cost; set-up cost; maintenance cost
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
same family (race, tribe)