going upstream; swimming upstream
to name; to call; to christen; to term
mountain range; mountain belt
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
hunting ground; hunting preserve
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
per person; per capita; per head
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
human rights organization; human rights organisation
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause