gathering edible wild plants
successive generations; successive emperors
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
posterity; future life; life to come
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
goodness; excellence; virtue
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
popular name; common name; given name
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to read the situation; to sense the mood
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
descendant; posterity; offspring
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
free time; time at leisure
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead