someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
encouragement; urging; spurring on
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
excessive; too much; unreasonable
right angle; perpendicular
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
alone; unaided; away from home
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
agricultural community; farm village; rural
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
semibasement; semi-basement
slim; slender; slight; delicate
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
putting one's courage to the test
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
factory; plant; mill; workshop
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
industrial area; factory zone