painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to look forward to something
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
rice cultivation; rice crop
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(United States of) America; USA
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
being good at cooking; good cook
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
this and that; one thing or another
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
physical condition; state of health
to set (sun); to become dark
low-lying region; lowland; basal zone
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
elevation; height above sea level
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy