to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
nice; likeable; desirable
point in common; common feature
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
contact; touch; contact lens
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
travelling alone; solitary journey
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
exemplar; model; example; pattern
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
The Sea of Fertility (tetralogy by Mishima)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture