obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
(not so) much; (not) very
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
step; stride; counter for steps
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
go that far; to that extent
wandering; rambling; roaming
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering