creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
on board a ship; aboard a ship
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
blank column; blank space
surface of a board or record
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short