to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
open; spacious; extensive
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(social) class; rank; grade
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed