to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
change of occupation; career change
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tomfoolery; monkey business
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
skinny man; shabby-looking man; noh mask representing a male ghost
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
something like ...; something called ...
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
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.)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible