waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
brief (amount of time); short
decision; determination; resolution
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
too much; excessively; too
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to leave this world; to die
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be injured; to sustain a wound
what people say; rumours; public opinion
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
clear; precise; definite; distinct
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
in the mountains; among the mountains
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs