arm; skill; efforts; ability
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
this (very thing); this precisely
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
intensification; aggravation
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
intelligence; intellect; brains
to compete with; to vie for
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to happen to meet; to come across
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
autonomous sensory meridian response; ASMR
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)