returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
attack; assault; attempt; try
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
another thing; other things; another man's property
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to get change back; to be more than enough
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
line; queue; procession; matrix
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to master something (through personal experience)
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)
life and death; life or death
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
accident at sea; maritime accident
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
secret technique; secret art
to understand from experience
bluff; false show of power; bold front
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm