failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
on the way back; returning
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
underground; subterranean
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion