to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to jar; to creak; to grate
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
wintertime; winter season
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to brighten; to grow light
light blue; pale blue; aqua
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
going through; going via; going by way of
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
port city; harbor city; harbour city
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
development; exploitation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
I see; that's right; indeed