to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
at a young age; while still young
very young; little; childish; immature
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
reaching; attaining; arrival
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
scenery; scene; landscape
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
image; figure; figure; form; image
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)