crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to shake; to sway; to waver
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
father; dad; husband; you; he
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
woman; female; feminine gender
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
superstition; superstitious belief