owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
personal affair; one's own affair
to shoulder responsibility
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to be itching to put one's skills to use
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
old man; venerable gentleman
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
column of water; water column
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
still; as yet; as it has been
pretension; assumption (of a title)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
work; business; company; study
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
world-destroying conflagration
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly