to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
daini (type of playing cards)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
evacuation order; evacuation notice
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
all around; as far as the eye can see
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
magic bullet; magic bullets
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
region; limits; stage; level
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
young noblewoman; princess
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful