harbor construction; harbour construction
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
light and darkness; light and shade
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
shellfish; seashell; shell
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to destroy; to break; to damage
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to watch steadily; to stare
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
retreating figure; appearance from behind
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
regret; repentance; remorse
spread; span; expanse; extent
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
(arch.) to be underwater from the neck down; (arch.) to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water; to force something under the surface of the water
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
childbirth; delivery; confinement
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)