beforehand; in advance; previously
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
first part; first volume; prequel
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
breeding; raising; rearing
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to rule; to govern; to administer
to entrust; to leave to a person
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction