to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
25th day of the month; 25 days
to begin to grow light; to dawn
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
beating time with one's foot
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
territory; domain; dominion; possession
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to spout (of a whale); to blow (water and air from a blowhole); to squirt (female ejaculation)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
30th day of the month; 30 days
Bōsō Peninsula (also alt. name for Chiba Prefecture)