dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
a step; short distance; short time
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to breathe in and breathe out
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
university entrance examination
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
long time; several hours; long spell
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
audience; attendance; hearers
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
voters; electorate; constituents
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity