to grumble about something (trivial)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
shadow figure; silhouette
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
leaving everything up to someone else
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism