individual; one by one; separate; each
trivial; not amounting to much
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
unbroken; endless; continuous
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
singing or chanting in unison
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to run about; to rush about
to accord someone every courtesy
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to say goodbye; to bid farewell