future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
preparation; arrangements
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ancestor; forefather; foremother
since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(some) more; even more; longer; further
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
that's right; yes; uh-huh
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
setting off (on a trip); departure
future (usually near); prospects
number one; first; best; most; game; round
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself