blunder; bungle; clumsiness
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to repeat; to do over again
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
a (single) moment; an instant
(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
observation; survey; watching
comma; decimal point; radix point
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart