birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
strong interaction; strong force
to tighten; to press hard
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
grip (of hand); grip strength
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
one's home country; one's homeland
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
stale; hackneyed; cliched
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
right to choose; a say; option
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it