of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
thousands; several thousand
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
blocking the way; standing in the way
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
for your information; I'm telling you
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
spray; mist (not meteorological)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
skill; dexterity; master hand
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
material witness; suspect
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
motive power; driving force
personal combat; one-to-one fight
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
hard worker; hardworking person
to fight; to exchange blows
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
main battery; main armament
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel