most difficult; next to impossible
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
one-armed person; one-handed person
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
rising; ascending; climbing
difference; discrepancy; variation
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
namely; that is (to say); in other words
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tomfoolery; monkey business
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
vocal sound; tone of voice