first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
one's share; one's portion
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
modesty; self-control; discretion
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
foreign enemy; outside invader
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
prospects of victory; chances of success
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to be greenish; to be tinged green
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first