horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
tail (animal); tail end; tip
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
self-education; self-instruction; self-study