to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
insatiable; untiring; persistent
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
corrosiveness; causticity
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
delicate; gentle; fleeting
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
inside pocket; bosom; (one's) real intentions; inner thoughts; true state of affairs
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to open (one's eyes) wide
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
resentment; indignation; anger
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
(opening of a) wound; cut
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)