to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
youthful; young; young-looking
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to put into effect; to put into practice
temporary truce; ceasefire
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
defense; defence; defensive preparations
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
self-control; self-restraint
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
great man; hero; master mind
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
namely; that is (to say); in other words
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon