being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
depiction; description; portrayal
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
wish; desire; request; prayer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
day after day; day by day
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to run about; to rush about
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to discuss; to talk together
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe