dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
play equipment; playground equipment
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
preparatory phase; preparatory period
surrounding at a distance
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
beauty contest to name Miss ...
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
a long time (since the last time)
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
out of character; unlike one
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)