to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
the future; future prospects
endurance contest; test of endurance
marriage proposal; courtship
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
bento; Japanese box lunch
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
record; record-setting; record-breaking
fully prepared; all ready
to make merry; to be festive
one grain; one drop; one bead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
every evening; every night
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to awake from one's sleep
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
polite; respectful; reverent
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to have troubles; to have concerns
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
flight; running away; absconding; elopement