stagnation; hindrance; delay
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
don't worry; no worries; never mind
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
without thinking of the consequences
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
ground glass; frosted glass
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
spread; span; expanse; extent
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to become dim; to become blurred
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before