to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
disorder; disturbance; unrest
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
worst-ever; history's worst
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
one's own child; one's own children
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
prayer for school success
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
school of one's (first, second) choice
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
physical condition; state of health
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem