course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
railroad; railway; rail transport
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
wheel flying off its axle
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
systematic; regular; routine
breathing of a sleeping person
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to crouch; to squat; to cower
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)