failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
precision equipment; delicate equipment
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
three persons; three parties
combination; union; binding; bond
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
everywhere; all over; throughout
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth