a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
getting an advance (on one's salary)
number of times; frequency; count
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
go on!; right!; here goes!
last days; the end; one's fate
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
identifiable; personalized
triangle; triangular shape
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
slightly heavy; a little heavy
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
person from (the planet of)
moderate; proper; just right
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)