weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
(temporary) closure of school
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
laws and regulations; legislation
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to finish reading; to read through
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
worry; care; consideration
final game; final games; the finals
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
fully prepared; all ready
to continue to rain or snow
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
practice; practising; training; study
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet