feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
genuine article; real thing; real deal
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
war; fighting; fierce competition
base (military, expedition, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
upper half of the body; upper body
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
summertime; summer season
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
blow-drying; blow; punch; brow; blow; playing an instrument (esp. in jazz)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
physical education; PE; gym (class)
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
front; frontage; facade; main
sports ground; sports oval
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)