to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
intelligence; intellect; brains
protective instinct; defensive instinct
(religious) faith; belief; creed
successive generations; successive emperors
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
relish; gusto; appreciation
each time it happens; at all such times
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
progress; being under way
approval; license; licence; permission
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
the whole area; all areas
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention