harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
several hundred; hundreds (of)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
at that time; in those days
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to care for someone; to look after someone
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
(dying of) natural causes
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
aggressiveness; aggression
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to invite in; to show someone in
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
later on; eventually; afterwards