coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
charm; incantation; spell; curse
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
totally willing; fully motivated
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
whispering into a person's ear
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
green light; (giving) permission; OK
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
close to the wall; alongside the wall
many; numerous; various; large number of