to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
training wheels; stabilizers
two-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
fate; destiny; predestination
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
light vehicle lacking a motor (e.g. cart, bicycle)
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
level; standard; water level
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
automatic; intransitive verb
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
government service; the bureaucracy
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
folding into four; quarto
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to mind; to care; to worry
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
schoolchild without lunch
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
exaltation; emotional uplift