Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to harm; to cause harm to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
being too late; losing one's final chance
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie