mountain climbing; mountaineering
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
in proportion to; just as much as
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to spread; to be propagated
death rate; mortality rate
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
sad; wretched; deplorable
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
second day of the month; two days
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)