attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to have more losses than wins
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
loss; defeat; counter for losses
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whispering; murmuring; subdued
father; dad; husband; you; he
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
complete change; about-face
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent