to lose heart; to lose motivation
self-deprecating; self-mocking
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
please; somehow or other; one way or another
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to mix; to stir; to blend
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
old couple; elderly couple
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
man; male; masculine gender
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
department (faculty) of literature
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)