signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
turning to the left; left turn
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
upper half of the body; upper body
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
floor above; floor upstairs
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
continuation; succession; series
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)