birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
vitality; (one's) life force
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to apologize; to apologise
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to have the privilege of doing
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
data collecting party; news crew
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
chalk (mineral); white wall