obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to become better; to improve
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
in accordance with; according to
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put one's strength into
body; physical system; (the) person
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel