to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to be opposite; to face each other
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter