to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
going west; heading westward
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
-less; lacking; non-existing
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
how many people; a number of people
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)