to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hunting ground; hunting preserve
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
impression given by a painting or image
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
passage; path; route; one's way
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
self-mutilation; self-injury
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)