tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
family; members of a family
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
close; intimate; on good terms
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
woman; female; feminine gender
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
breathing techniques; breath control
notice; attention; observation
systematic; regular; routine
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
breakthrough; great discovery
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university