Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
each; (arch.) you (plural)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
finding employment; getting a job
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
four (long cylindrical things)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
shopping; purchased goods
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
written oath; covenant; pledge
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
surely; certainly; without doubt