to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
wound (suffered in a fight)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
only; merely; but; no more than
failure; mistake; blunder
on the street; around town; the world; the public
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
moment by moment; hour by hour
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
minimum; at the very least
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
strict order; peremptory command
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open