defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)