to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
historical; traditional; historic
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
absolute basics; very rudiments
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
alert status; emergency alert
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to become pale; to turn pale
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
huge person; enormous object
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole