unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
scenery; scene; landscape
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
remarkable; striking; obvious
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
animal husbandry; livestock industry
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion