to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to get thin; to taper off
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to run around; to bustle about
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to accept; to receive; to agree
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well