correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
for the first time in one's life
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
research; study; investigation
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
dirty work; unpleasant task
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect