needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
at first; in the beginning; originally
boy; son; baby boy; young man
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
journey; route of a journey
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
excursion; field trip; school trip
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
military strength; military personnel
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
self-steering (boat); automatic steering
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
while; during (the time when)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
care; precaution; guarding; caution
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)