basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
first generation; founder
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
coloured glass; colored glass
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
colour; color; hue; tints
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with