difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to begin; to set about; to start
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
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
motel; drive-in love hotel
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
as; because; with; due to
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to put into the mouth; to eat
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
physical condition; state of health
first thing in the morning
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan