to fight against; to oppose; to face
to stray from; to get lost
pasture; grassland; meadow
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to make a speech; to address
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
accountability; being held accountable
subordination; dependency
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
difference; discrepancy; variation
butterfly net; net for catching insects
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
good-looking; fair; beautiful
independent action; acting alone
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
mental; spiritual; emotional
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
beloved child; dear child
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
to brush off; to shake off
things depend on how you look at them
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to demonstrate (e.g. in the streets)
devil; evil spirit; genie
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
foster mother; adoptive mother
the same generation; coeval
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
brothers and sisters; siblings
attractiveness; charm; amiability
large family; extended family
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water