lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
light snow fall; small snow flakes
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to take back; to recapture
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
called; known as; that; to say
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
accomplice; conspirator; cohort