lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
spider's thread; spider silk
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
dodgy dealings; monkey business
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
one machine; one aircraft; one life
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
even so; anyhow; at any rate
district; section; sector
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
restlessly; in continuous motion
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
blunder; slip; error; error
running away; escaping on foot