to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
along the river; riverside
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
bad boy; naughty child; brat
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
joint struggle; common (united) front
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
slope; slanting surface; bevel
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down