to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
dawn; daybreak; beginning
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ago; since; before; previous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
Apollo program; Project Apollo
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to have a talk; to tell a story