considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the instruction of a teacher
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
story; tale; talk; discussion
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
such; this sort of; like this
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be found; to be discovered
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to speak; to hear a voice
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be bony; to be angular
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to be entwined; to be involved
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
while; during (the time when)
moving about; stirring about
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
originally; by nature; from the start
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)