steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
moment by moment; hour by hour
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to rest; to relax; to repose
testimony; (verbal) evidence
eagle (Accipitridae family)
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to stop talking; to be silent
weakening; emaciation; decline
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
whispering; murmuring; subdued
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
double suicide; lovers' suicide
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible