thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
white horse; unrefined sake
just because; even if; even though
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
nothing but; none other than
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
with a bang (clash, bump)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
sympathy; empathy; response
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
being up to the person himself
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
sea level; (surface of) sea
horizon (related to bodies of water)