to badger; to pester; to beg
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
boastful speech; bragging
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
two-storey house; two-story house
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
red deer (Cervus elaphus)
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
tow rope; dog lead; bell rope; lanyard; sash cord
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea