pride; dignity; self-respect
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
direct appeal; direct petition
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
pride; dignity; self-worth
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to go out and away; to leave
to press a question; to cross-examine
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to look into; to peep into; to peer into