mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
same village; that village
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to put someone to work; to make someone work
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
in the earth; in the ground; underground
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
underground lake; subterranean lake
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)