predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to thrust down; to push off
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
one's own child; one's own children
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
pasha (honorary title); click (of a camera shutter)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
never mind!; don't worry about it
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!