to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
from here; from this place
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be able to manage somehow or another
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to challenge (a person) to a fight
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
in one's own way or style
superiority; predominance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
critical moment; do-or-die situation