hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(winning) by a nose; photo finish
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
Libra (constellation); the Scales
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
splendid tanka; splendid waka
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
acceleration; speeding up
chance; opportunity; occasion
rare; uncommon; not often seen
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
using all one's strength; using all one's might
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
four characters; four letters
simply put; putting it simply; in short
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
water's edge; beach; shore
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)