fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
what happens twice will happen thrice
spotted color; mottled color
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
spirituality; spiritual nature
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
throwing technique; throw
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
police officer; policeman; constable
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
intensive training; extra hard training
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
centre of circle; center of circle