impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wherein; therein; thereinto
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
with a clashing or clanging sound
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate