to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
fibula; fibular; peroneal
field; sports stadium; arena
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
inter-scholastic athletics competition
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
destination; place one stays during a trip
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
this and that; various things
opening; beginning; commencement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bed and food; eating and sleeping
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
complete set; all; everything
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to count on one's fingers
complete recovery of health