to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
low tone; bass; low voice
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
north wind; northerly wind
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
few decades; many decades; several decades
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart