to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to take (all of) into consideration
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
visibly; openly; publicly
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
palm (of the hand); palmar area; metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
rice given in charity; donating rice
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)