to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
university student; college student
take care; take good care of yourself
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
forwarding agent; carrier
to take away; to carry away
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
destination; recipient; addressee
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
being open but having virtually no business
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
meeting to show respect for the aged
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
government and municipal offices; public agencies
placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
traditional; from ancient times; formerly