to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
long (time that has passed); old (story)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
name; given name; first name
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
under control (e.g. of territory)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all