with a start; with a jump
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
quarrel; dispute; argument
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
walking heavily; lumbering
to frolic about; to mess around
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to throw oneself (into an activity)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fatal accident; deadly accident
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to go ahead; to pull ahead
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
whole day and night; 24 hours
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex