salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to indicate; to show; to point to
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
breathing of a sleeping person
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to pause; to have a short intermission
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
technique; art; skill; move
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
wavelike; in waves; undulation
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to look upwards; to look up
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to well up; to burst; to arise
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to lie down; to throw oneself down