there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
family structure; family composition; family makeup
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
basin (e.g. between mountains)
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
fields (of rice and other crops)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
(made of) stone; stone-built
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
physical condition; state of health; shape
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to search for; to seek for; to look for
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
(about) medium; middle; average
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)