fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
sports ground; sports oval
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
scrap lumber; piece of wood
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
level ground; horizon; field of view
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
with all one's strength; with all one's might
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt