life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
several hundred million years
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
greater than ...; bigger ...
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
present; gift; to give a present or gift
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten