impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
more than anything; above all else
society; public; community; social studies
to be the ruin of (a person)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
pessimism; disappointment
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
direct unforked road; straight path
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to overflow from something full
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
solitude; loneliness; isolation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
ninth day of the month; nine days
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
everywhere; all over; throughout
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
water vapour; water vapor; steam