copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
depopulation; declining population
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
slight; insignificant; small
to have a meal; to take a meal
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
exhibition; display; putting on show
(death from) starvation; starving to death
seventh day of the month; seven days
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
as; because; with; due to
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
one's own child; one's own children
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances