brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
property; fortune; means; assets
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
entrance fee; participation cost
lecture hall; lecture room
concession; conciliation; compromise
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
time limit; closing day; deadline