hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to push aside; to push one's way through
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
charming; fascinating; attractive
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
normalcy; normality; normal
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares