byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be helpful; to be useful
common reed (Phragmites australis)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to lose one's way; to get lost
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
visitor at hot springs resort
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to this extent; to this degree; this much
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
compilation; editing; recording
ahead; before; the future
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
riverside; edge of a river
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
two (long cylindrical things)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive