honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
the same generation; coeval
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to steal or sneak or slip into
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to begin some form of lifestyle
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
not limited to; not just ...
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
questions and answers; dialogue
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
(a place) out of one's reach
profound; deep; unfathomable
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement