childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to go into labor; to go into labour
gliding (through the air)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
second-year student; biennial
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
such; like that; in that way
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to keep secret; to conceal