difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
all parts; various parts; every department
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to leave this world; to die
on the occasion of; at the time of
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
in order; in turn; one by one
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
lower region; lower part; region below
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear