hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
established practice; custom
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
marshland; wetland; swampland
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
how long; how far; how much
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
(only) one option; one possible choice
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to use and then throw away
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
throwaway; disposable; single-use
under development; in development
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
leather shoes; leather boots
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate