(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
father and mother; parents
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
desperately; for one's dear life
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
self-defense; self-defence
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
polite; courteous; hospitable
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
royalty and titled nobility
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
in the meanwhile; during the time