to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
willpower; energy; vitality
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
just after Obon; the period (immediately) after Obon
sluggishness after few days off
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to be able to manage somehow or other
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to have a rumor circulating
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
(only) one option; one possible choice
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to finish; to end; to close
putting into operation; invocation
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude