why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
special training; intensive training; crash course
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
region; limits; stage; level
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
cooperation; coordination; link
it is not (like that) either
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
in perfect form; going swimmingly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
due form; official; formality