duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
from the viewpoint of; according to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
on the occasion of; at the time of
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
willpower; energy; vitality
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
else; in addition; besides
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
memory; sense; experience
influence; effect; impact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
too (much); overly; excessively
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool