complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
a little more; a bit more
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
not understanding; not knowing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
end; close; finish; termination
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
continuous use; chronic use
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous