suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
emperor (of Japan); mikado
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
preliminary investigation; preparation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
parting; separation; farewell
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
dream for the future; hopes for the future
old friend; familiar face
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
keeping soil in good condition
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
fertile; rich; productive
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double