to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
survival; survivor; relic
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
river; stream; River; the ... river
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian