far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
inside; interior; inner part
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to force open; to push open
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
green tract of land; green space
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to accept; to receive; to agree
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
all night; throughout the night
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to make one's rounds; to patrol
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)