to trace back to (the origins of something)
derivation; development; offshoot
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
accursed; damned; blasted
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
several hundred; hundreds (of)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
survival; survivor; relic
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
biological younger sister
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
end of life; death; breathing one's last
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
simply; merely; only; solely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to think of; to come up with
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts