sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
cold storage; refrigeration
individual differences; personal equation
sobering up; method of sobering up
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
downhill road; descending road
to slide down; to slip down
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to turn right; to turn to the right
to turn left; to turn to the left
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation