to be sooty; to be stained
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to distribute; to hand out
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
to amuse oneself; to make merry
storehouse; warehouse; godown
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
base hit; one-base hit; single
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
batter's box; one's turn at bat
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
several weeks; a few weeks
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic
vermilion (colour); cinnabar