loser; defeated person; the defeated
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
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.)
many people; a large number of people
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
bright person; talented student; prodigy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to get scarce; to run short
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
ability; performance; efficiency
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed