western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
on the occasion of; at the time of
father and mother; parents
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
complete change; about-face
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
ten-year-old; ten year old
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to stop (plug) one's ears
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
rich person; wealthy person
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)