pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
billow; surge; large wave
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
plainly; clearly; vividly
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
(United States of) America; USA
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
railroad; railway; rail transport
to keep watch; to stand guard
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
first generation; founder
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
three generations; three periods; third generation
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)