standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
all parts; various parts; every department
counter for spindles; weight (for scales)
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
American continent; the Americas
manufacturing plant; production facility
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
cruising range; flying range
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging