to follow; to conform; to apply to
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
piling up; multiple layers
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to become a thing of the past
independence; self-reliance
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
peace talks; peace negotiations