early morning; early hours; early in the morning
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
within the year; before the year is out
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
since then; from that time; ever since
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to burst (open); to break; to split
supreme; greatest; highest; best
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish