lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
hunting ground; hunting preserve
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
referral fee; introduction fee
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
each (every) time; whenever
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to express (in words); to confess
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
residing; living; dwelling
first meeting; first contest between
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(going straight) from heaven to hell
to knock down; to knock off
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
indescribable; having no way to express
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)