to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sound of voice; vocal sound
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
other; another; over; more than; I; me
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
and so; therefore; for that reason
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
whole nation; whole land; whole country
capable; able; talented; promising
popular name; common name; given name
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait