(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
ladle; tadpole; musical note
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
what's that?; what the ...
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
weekly pictorial magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
slightly early; just before
overall; general; as a whole
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream