to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
another's parent; another's parents
snapping one's fingers; finger-snap
belongings; appendage; accessory
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
children's story; fairy tale
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
finally; in the end; on top of all that
damp; moist (negative nuance)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean