since one was born; (in) all one's life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
boastful speech; bragging
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
resolute; determined; bold
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after