character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
superstition; superstitious belief
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be in danger of; to be liable to
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
softly; mildly; gently; politely
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
foreign enemy; outside invader
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to rebuke; to scold harshly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
severe punishment; rigorous measures
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to choke; to have trouble breathing
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming