growth period; growing season
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
position; location; base; point; site
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
space (room, area, outer space)
to collapse into; to flop onto
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to jump at; to be attracted by