to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
amusing; funny; interesting
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
to encamp; to take up a position
countries; (various) nations
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
homecoming; returning home
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(about) medium; middle; average
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
political measures; policy
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to intervene; to stop (something)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person