silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
primeval forest; virgin forest
interval; break; pause; spare moment
mountain climbing; mountaineering
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
principle of laissez-faire
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student