relaxation; recreation; recess
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
field; plain; prairie; moor
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
check station; checkpoint
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to lie deep in; to extend far back
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to complain; to lodge a complaint
overall; general; as a whole
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to soak; to steep; to macerate
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
personage; person (deserving of respect)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
like that; that way; thus
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to put into the mouth; to eat
health; healthy; sound; fit
vitality; energy; dynamism