to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to comfort; to console; to amuse
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
workshop; studio; atelier
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
frequency (of occurrence)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
for one's true nature to come out
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
the West; the Occident; Western countries