resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
man who brings the rain with him wherever he goes; man who is constantly unlucky with the weather
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
bicycle trip; cycling tour
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
water shortage; shortage of water supply
inner-city area; city center
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
public lavatory; public restroom
watering hole; watering place
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
unique; peculiar; singular
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to close (one's eyes); to shut
digital versatile disc; DVD
to repeat; to do something over again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
troupe; theatrical company
reaction; response; reaction