mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
spine; backbone; spinal column
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
street at night; making a night journey
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
electricity; (electric) light
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
arrival of goods; goods received
light-emitting diode; LED
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
does not seem; unlikely; improbable