waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
stopping at; going no further than
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
position; job; employment; opening
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
fully prepared; all ready
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
union; joining; conjugation
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
human intellect; knowledge
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge