ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
generation; the world; the age
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cooking; food preparation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to mix; to stir; to blend
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
serious; not joking; straight
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
successive generations; successive emperors
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to become decrepit and ugly with age
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
party; set; gang; company; person
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice