taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
without permission; without notice
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
village; hamlet; countryside; country
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to call again; to call someone back
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to turn completely into; to become completely
preference; priority; precedence
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
trembling with excitement