spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
transport; freight; shipping
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
fear of heights; acrophobia
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken