to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
tradition; legend; folklore
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to govern; to manage; to subdue
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
gathering edible wild plants
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
hiding one's embarrassment
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
woman; lady; adult female
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase