wild grape; wild grapevine; ampelopsis
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to attempt; to test; to try out
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
coating (esp. lacquering)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to pick up; to find; to gather
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
whole story; full picture; full particulars
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
foreigner; alien; stranger
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
sea level; (surface of) sea
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
overlapping; piling; stacking
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit