to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to get one's head around; to think about
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
visual confirmation; sighting
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
just above; right overhead
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
thousands; several thousand
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
splinters of glass; glass shards
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
evening; early night hours
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
(one's) current position; current location; present position
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
temporary truce; ceasefire
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
soldier; combatant; warrior
to fight against; to oppose; to face
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large