literally; to the letter; literal
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
labor; labour; manpower; working force
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
beginning; outset; first; onset
that's true; of course; obviously
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
colonization; colonisation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
mixed race; mixed parentage
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
settlement; permanent residency
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
wherein; therein; thereinto
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to make an appearance; to show up
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)