paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to cause a person trouble
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
sense of smell; olfaction
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
very small; tiny; insignificant
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
since; henceforth; ever since
several times; once or twice
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to die on the battlefield
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
living; lifestyle; living room
dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation
speculation; thinking; meditation
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
on the other hand; at the same time
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
even if not; even without
to get one's head around; to think about
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
you could say; you might say; verging on the
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
recovery; undoing; recall
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great