at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
anaconda (esp. the green anaconda, Eunectes murinus)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
right side; right-hand side
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to jar; to creak; to grate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation