agemochi; deep-fried rice cake
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
after rain comes sunshine; this too shall pass; (lit.) there is no rain that does not stop
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to not take seriously; to take lightly
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to blaze; to burn brightly
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
north wind; northerly wind
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
regulation; adjustment; control
work schedule; progress schedule; process chart
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to understand; to make out
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern