first generation; founder
one's whole life; one's lifetime
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
big snake; (large) serpent
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
distant look; faraway look
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to ease up; to relax attention
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
technical term; terminology; jargon
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
emergency food; emergency rations