stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
within; inside of; less than
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
Itō style; customary order of setting up the board in which pawns are placed before the rook and bishop
woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to increase in value; to gain prestige
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
great joy; delight; jubilation
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
extreme masochist; very masochistic
elder sister; effeminate man
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing