to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
long time; long interval; for quite some time
personal feelings; self-interest
self-interest; selfish desire
great emperor; ... the Great
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
feeling keenly; fully realizing
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to have a talk; to tell a story
masterful performance; virtuosity
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
again and again; repeatedly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
to cover fully; to wrap around
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
righteousness; justice; right
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality