cesspool; sink; manure sink
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
scope; coverage; selected range
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
entertainment; amusement; fun
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
7th day of the month; seven days
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
bipartite; in two parts; double
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
function; facility; faculty; feature
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
one more time; once more; once again
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
series of battles; successive battles
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out