massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
sense of values; values; value system
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
general idea; concept; notion
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; notwithstanding; although
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to accept; to receive; to agree
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)