breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
vitality; energy; dynamism
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
signs of rain; threat of rain
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
melancholy; gloom; depression
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be muddy; to be slushy
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
welcome!; nice to see you!
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
high brow; broad forehead
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
packing; crating; packaging
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
(passenger) car; automobile
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
sincere; earnest; serious
to collect information; to gather knowledge
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
event; phenomenon; matter
sympathy; empathy; response
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower