obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(opening of a) wound; cut
ability; performance; efficiency
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
restoration; repair; mending
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
trivial; not amounting to much
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
mini-kitchen; kitchenette
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator