to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
suddenly; all of a sudden
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
earring (non-pierced); helix
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to come to an end; to rest
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to well up; to burst; to arise
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
human; human-like; as a person
living thing; organism; creature; biology
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world