sound of voice; vocal sound
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to go into labor; to go into labour
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
pregnancy; conception; gestation
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to name; to call; to christen; to term
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
literature; books (reference); document
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
restoration; revival; resurgence
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
as hoped for; as expected
genius; prodigy; natural gift
sooner or later; in time; eventually
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving