cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
overheating; overexcitement
simultaneous; all at once
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
certain; definite; clear; credible
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
cooperation; collaboration
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden