metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
thunderous roar; roaring sound
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
dry riverbed; river beach
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
one's own child; one's own children
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
Wii (Nintendo video games console)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
first meeting; first interview with
such; this sort of; like this
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
the very start; the very beginning
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip