resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to understand; to comprehend
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
this and that; various things
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless