cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
living room (Western style); sitting room
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dealing with; coping with
way; method; means; resource; course
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe