to ask for too much; to expect too much
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to burrow through; to dig through
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
to hurt; to smart; to sting
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
traffic restrictions; traffic control
concussion (of the brain)
quickly; calmly; intently
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
hills and fields; countryside
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
every other; second; alternate
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
knowledge; information; opinion; view
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
overhaul; check-up; inspection
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
urgency; exigency; emergency