to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
5th day of the month; five days
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
both; both sides; both parties
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
light; easy; non-serious; minor
succeeding; following; trailing; next
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
crushing; breaking by applying pressure