groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to cry and shout; to scream
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very young; childish; immature