chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
part; portion; glimpse; bit
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
latent disposition; inner feelings
troubled face; worried expression
embodiment; realization; materialization
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to watch steadily; to stare
to push away; to push aside; to shove
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
knee dislocation; making someone's knees bend (by hitting them behind the knees with one's own knees)
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to rant and rave; to raise hell
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk