resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
sports ground; playing field; playground
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
devotion; attachment; infatuation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
empirical; from experience
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to laugh away; to laugh off
reinforcement; strengthening
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
a find; windfall; bargain
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
rare; uncommon; not often seen
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after