to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be smeared; to be covered
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
place to die; place of death
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
scene; view; prospect; outlook
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tottering steps; drunken staggering
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to get help; to enlist aid
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy