to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to serve; to work for; to attend
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
weak child; frail child; gangly child
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
postponement; deferment; adjournment
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
strong-willed; strong of heart
mountain stream; mountain torrent
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to pull in (fish); to land
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
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
ordinary person; unenlightened person
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all