with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
festival; feast; carnival
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
festival; feast; carnival
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
each time; frequently; always
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
progress; being under way
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
physical strength; muscle strength