obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
chink in the armor (armour)
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
under control (e.g. of territory)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
combination technique in Judo
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to fall off; to tumble down
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
far away in the distance; in the far distance
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
lifting (a child) high up in the air
upper half of the body; upper body
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)