base; stronghold; main fort; home base; home plate
throwing a ball; handball
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to be infected; to be contagious
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
going up and down; rising and falling
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
ability; capability; skill
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
extinction; annihilation; destruction
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living