hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (lit.) (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to not believe one's ears
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
process; course; mechanism
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
table tennis table; ping-pong table
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
reopening; resumption; restarting
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)