to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
postal service; post service
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
(the condition of) one's health
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
three generations; three periods; third generation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
threat; intimidation; menace
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit