leather strap; thong; leash
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
housing (i.e. accommodation); housing (equipment, etc.); cabinet; hosting (e.g. computer services)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to step over or across; to overcome
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
long military service; having experienced many battles
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
union; joining; conjugation
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
going on a pleasure jaunt
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
(in) her way; peculiar to her
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair