empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
dukedom; duchy; principality
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to govern; to manage; to subdue
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
people's revolution; popular revolution
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
scattered; separated; dispersed
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
street; quarter; district; area
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
country; territory; domain; realm
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
in the meanwhile; during the time