cannot be compared with; no match for
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
-less; lacking; non-existing
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)
personal grudge; personal enmity
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation