marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
one's parents' generation
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to leave unseen or unread
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
anxiety; concern; (secret) fear; (hydatidiform) mole
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
personal affair; one's own affair
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown