money loser; high-cost, low-return project
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
cooperation; collaboration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
ago; since; before; previous
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
joint struggle; common (united) front
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
soldier; combatant; warrior
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
coincident with; while; simultaneously
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
not yet known; unknown; strange
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
single word; a few words; brief comment
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression