one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at once; immediately; right now
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
national border; provincial border
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead