summer vacation; summer holiday
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
to be smeared; to be covered
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
thousands; several thousand
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to hate each other; to hate mutually
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
a dime a dozen; two a penny
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be reminded of; to call to mind
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
grasp; catch; understanding
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops