bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
(your) beloved son; cute boy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
why; how; for what reason
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
job; work; duties; trade; skill
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
heating power; thermal power; firepower
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say