fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
difference; discrepancy; variation
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(a person's) family background; lineage
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
ago; since; before; previous
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
inner citadel; core; center; centre
everywhere; all over; throughout
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to employ; to hire; to charter
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
way of speaking; intimation