(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
back (of a chair); backrest
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...