bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
how many years; how long; what year
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
beginning; outset; first; onset
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be found; to be discovered
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
instead; but (on the other hand)
large serving; large portion
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)