stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
quiet; still; surreptitious
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
random; unintentional; unintended
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
first generation; founder
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
surname; family name; last name
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
wings abreast (e.g. birds in flight); single garment made to look double
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
just the other day; quite recently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently