strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
transactions; dealings; business
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
very great; enormous; serious
cost of repairs; repair costs
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
surrounding at a distance
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
because of; owing to; due to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
continuation of war, fighting or battle
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless