consecutive defeats; series of defeats
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
(your) choice; preference; wish
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
outward appearance; looks
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to smirk; to grin broadly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to become pale; to turn pale
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
agricultural community; farm village; rural