face contorted and about to cry
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
if so; in that case; in that situation
to subsist; to keep on living
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to repeat; to be frequent
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to place firmly; to hit very hard
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
self-control; self-restraint
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
clearing one's throat; cough
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
voice training; vocal exercises
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile