halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
phantom; vision; illusion
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
news; word; tidings; omen
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
after use; after occurring
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
several times; a few times
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
event; phenomenon; matter
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)