trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
composition; constitution
adding water; dilution with water
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
active; dynamic; energetic
basket; basketball; basket cloth
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
perishable foods; perishables
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
no need to guess; certainly
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
anxiety (about the future)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
stable boy; stable hand; groom
chatter mark (machine tools)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern