Ursidae (family comprising the bears)
expensive to rent; ranked too high for one's abilities (of a wrestler)
to sit silently at a meeting
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
when you get to the destination
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to strike out; to start swimming
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
pitch that hits the batter
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
single colour (color); monochrome
shriek of delight; cry of joy
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh