to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to approach; to draw near
loveable; very likeable; like very much
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
natto (fermented soybeans)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to mix; to stir; to blend
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
in the meanwhile; during the time
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold