dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
member of a theatrical troupe
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
rebellious phase; rebellious age
snow country; snowy region
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
pickled vegetables; pickles
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to glare at each other; to confront each other
small shovel or trowel used in gardening
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
lachrymal sac; tear sac; dacryocyst
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
spirit; heart; disposition
heap; pile; stack; full measure
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down