unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
environmental destruction
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
school festival; campus festival
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
chance (of success); odds
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
surroundings; circumference
day after day; day by day
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to run down (stairs, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)