mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
river fish; freshwater fish
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to be born; to come into the world
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
simple and clear; plain and simple
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to get someone to say; to make someone say
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
covert action; covert operations
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent