quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
working in the fields; working on a farm
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
dry riverbed; river beach
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
leading; guiding; commanding
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
taste; palate; sense of taste
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
recreation; diversion; relaxation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to comfort; to console; to amuse
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)