to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
at someone's (something's) mercy
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to leave word; to leave a message
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in that manner; like that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to push aside; to brush aside