to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
solitude; loneliness; isolation
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
future (usually near); prospects
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
slapping the opponent with the open hand
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to thrust down; to push off
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
and; thereupon; because of that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
had better ...; had better not ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving