painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
3rd day of the month; three days
accumulation; accumulate; store
source of river; fountainhead
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
branch road; branch path; fork road
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
soldier; combatant; warrior
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
personal; individual; private
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
thought; consideration; thinking
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak