dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to understand from experience
to bend; to warp; to curve
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pair; the two; both persons; both things
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
forgetting; lapse of memory
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot