strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
narrow; thin (sized); slender
high-cut (shoes, electrical filter, etc.)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
interchange; service interchange
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
thin omelette cut into strips
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)