hard fight; difficult struggle
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
blood relationship; blood relative
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to stop walking; to pause
(wheeled) stretcher; gurney; trolley
condition; state (of health); appearance
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to get strong; to gain strength
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
lucky seventh (inning); seventh-inning stretch
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
tissue paper; toilet paper
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
end of service (esp. of an online server); termination of service
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
outside telephone line; outer circle
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points