My words

浜辺

はまべ

beach, foreshore

無礼

ぶれい

impolite, rude

正座

しょうざ せいざ

seiza, kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

栽培

さいばい

cultivation

秀でる

ひいでる

to excel, to surpass

下準備

したじゅんび した じゅんび

preliminary arrangements spade work

前途

ぜんと

future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead

大福

だいふく

great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam

業績

ぎょうせき

achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

肥沃

ひよく

fertility, productive

呪う

のろう まじなう

to pray that one avoids disaster or illness, to pray, to pray for the death or misfortune of another, to curse, to treat illness with prayer

草花

くさばな そうか

flower, flowering plant

救援

きゅうえん

relief, rescue, reinforcement

尽くし

づくし ずくし

all sorts of, all kinds of

従事

じゅうじ

engaging, pursuing, following (e.g. profession or occupation)

事情

じじょう

circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs

尽きる

つきる

to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end

絶えず

たえず

constantly, always, continually, steadily

茂る

しげる

to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious

施設

しせつ

institution, establishment, facility, (army) engineer

崩す

くずす

to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level, to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky, to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease, to break (a bill), to change, to make change, to write in cursive style, to write in running style, to break into a smile, to let off a smile, to lower (a price)

崩壊

ほうかい

decay, collapse, crumbling, caving in, breaking down

崩れる

くずれる

to collapse, to crumble, to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy, to break down, to be thrown into disarray, to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline, to break money into small change, to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate

反射

はんしゃ

reflex, reflexes, reverberation, reflection, reflex

踏み場

ふみば

place to stand

大型

おおがた

large, large scale, big, jumbo

熾烈

しれつ しきれつ

fierce, violent, severe, ferocity, violence, severity

勝敗

しょうはい

victory or defeat, issue (of battle), outcome

頂点

ちょうてん

top, summit, vertex

含める

ふくめる

to include (in a group or scope), to instruct, to make one understand, to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication), to put in (someone's) mouth, to permeate with flavor