to squash; to crush; to flatten
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
side table; bedside table
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
briskly; quickly; promptly
to compose; to put together
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to pile up; to accumulate
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
trial product; prototype model
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
several times; once or twice
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare