tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to mark a stage, movie set, etc. with tape to indicate positions of actors, furniture, equipment, etc.; to block a set
mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining