embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to polish up; to shine up
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
living thing; living creature; animal; life
everybody; every last one of them; all
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ten; 10; ten years of age
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear