dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
fourth day of the month; four days
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to rock; to shake; to swing
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
river; stream; River; the ... river
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get slightly dirty (all over)
surrounding at a distance
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to thrust away; to send flying
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
how many people; a number of people
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to polish up; to shine up
fingering (of a musical instrument)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to rise; to swell; to be promoted