nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
frequency (of occurrence)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
priority; order of precedence
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to shave off; to scrape off
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
observation; survey; watching
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless