truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
after that; afterwards; thereafter
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
point spread; point difference
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly