Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
hastily made; improvised preparation
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
weak child; frail child; gangly child
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
empty lot; vacant plot of land
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
year of a person's death; one's age at death
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
theatre; theater; playhouse
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
living room (Japanese-style)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion