custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
again; once more; a second time
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
scenery; scene; landscape
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(water-filled) paddy field
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
baseball player; ballplayer