stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
indeed; really; truly; very much
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
professor; teaching; instruction
guardians; parents; father and older brother
(not) a single person; (no) one
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
predation; eating prey; preying upon
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
only; merely; but; no more than
love of animals; animal loving