earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
sea of fire; sea of flame
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to break a dam; to burst out
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to win one's first battle (game, match)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best