defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
steep mountain; craggy mountain
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
total energy; all efforts
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
excellent plan; best policy
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
all night; throughout the night
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
store; reserve; stock; savings
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue