unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
fresco; mural; wall painting
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
half a point (esp. in go)
to pick a fight; to find fault
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
dullard; indecisive person
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
oracle; revelation; divine message
along the river; riverside