to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
enumeration; citation; listing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
one-by-one; separately; in detail
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fight against; to oppose; to face
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
looking depressed; long face
untouched; unused; intact
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
good performance; good work; great success
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to get hungry; to become hungry
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
right in the middle (of); midst; height
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
long time; long interval; for quite some time
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept