wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
along; parallel to; in accordance with
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
closing time; lockup; curfew
everywhere; all over; throughout
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)