sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
several weeks; a few weeks
by today; before the day is over
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
waste of time; killing time
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
course; route; path; process; means
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
in succession; one after another
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
serious crime; grave crime
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise