hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
binge eating; stress eating
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
one breath; chug!; drink!
one's own work; making by oneself
cripple; disabled person; invalid
late at night; at a late hour
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
reality; actuality; hard fact
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
right in the middle (of); midst; height
retreating figure; appearance from behind
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
inn town; post town; post-station town
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics