worst; worst-case (scenario)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
accomplishment; execution
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
within the year; before the year is out
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
one's way (ahead); one's path
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
coating of snow; blanket of snow
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to frolic about; to mess around