embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
niche (in Western architecture)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to understand from experience
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
older sister; lass; young lady
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
falling over; toppling sideways
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
wet nurse; nursing mother
the future; future prospects