difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
otherwise; if not; or else
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to let an opportunity slip
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to spit out; to eject; to dump
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to give a round of applause; to applaud
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
for a while; for some time; for a period
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to shake; to sway; to waver