to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
by myself; in person; by oneself
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to be kind to; to treat kindly
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be born; to come into the world
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped