dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
accomplishment; execution
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
within the year; before the year is out
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
poor physical health; bad shape
coating of snow; blanket of snow
to frolic about; to mess around
relying on each each; looking after each other
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
bringing; taking; carrying
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe