to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to show up; to appear; to turn up
adverse circumstances; adversity
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
rather; sooner; preferably
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to watch for an unguarded moment
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
virtue; charm; merit; good point
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material