garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
four (long cylindrical things)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to repeat; to do something over again
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
armed forces; military; troops
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
shoulder (of a road); berm
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
rubber band; elastic band
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
going to school in groups
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain