beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
support; backing; patronage
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
important matter (for discussion)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
being argued into silence; being left speechless
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
way out; means to escape; escape route
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
after the end (of something)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
nothing but; none other than