My words

帆

ほ

sail

漕ぐ

こぐ

to row, to scull, to paddle, to pedal (e.g. bicycle), to swing (on a swing), to operate a hand pump, to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

童心

どうしん

childs mind, childlike innocence, naivete

絡まる

からまる

to be entwined, to be involved

時期尚早

じきしょうそう

premature

固め

かため

hardening, fortifying, pledge, vow, defense, defence, guarding

百科事典

ひゃっかじてん

encyclopedia, encyclopaedia

山間

やまあい やまま

valley, ravine, glen, gorge

聳える

そびえる

to rise, to tower, to soar

野

の や ぬ

plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post

あっと言わせる

あっといわせる

to startle, to surprise

熟練

じゅくれん

skill, dexterity, proficiency

さり気ない

さりげない

nonchalant, unconcerned, in a casual manner

乗り込む

のりこむ

to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into, to march into, to enter

汲む

くむ

to draw (water), to fetch (water), to ladle, to dip, to scoop, to pump, to have a drink together, to consider, to sympathize with, to sympathise with

間柄

あいだがら

relation(ship)

手ごろ

てごろ

moderate, handy, convenient, reasonable

探検

たんけん

exploration, expedition

出立

しゅったつ

departure

換える

かえる

to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute

明かり取り

あかりとり

skylight, dormer, transom, dormer window

採る

とる

to adopt (measure, proposal), to pick (e.g. fruit), to catch (e.g. insects), to take (e.g. a sample), to assume (attitude), to take on (i.e. hire), to engage

活気

かっき

energy, liveliness

染料

せんりょう

dyes

暑い盛り

あついさかり

heat of the day, hottest part of the day

快活

かいかつ

cheerful, lively, lighthearted

お嬢さん

おじょうさん

daughter, young lady

おっとり

gently, quietly, calmly

理知的

りちてき

intellectual

不用心

ふようじん ぶようじん

insecurity, carelessness