self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
observer; watchman; lifeguard
training wheels; stabilizers
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
alternately; by turns; one after the other
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
gear change; change of gears
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
note (letter) left behind; will
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
very loose; slowly; leisurely
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
mysterious thief; phantom thief
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number