mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to mark the end; to spell the end
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to relapse; to reassert; to review
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
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
bringing; taking; carrying
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
very interesting; of great interest
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation