all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
sense of values; values; value system
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
fate; destiny; predestination
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
settlement; solution; resolution
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to correct oneself; to restate
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
regional cuisine; local cuisine