malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
alternately; by turns; one after the other
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
regret; repentance; remorse
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
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)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
cannot be compared with; no match for
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
failure; mistake; blunder
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately