defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
excess; surplus; superabundance
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
handrail; railing; banister
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
article; news story; report; account
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
13th day of the month; 13 days
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
of course; certainly; naturally
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away