lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
twice; again; second time
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
unique thing; best on earth
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
grim; stern; stark; heartless
simmering; (boiling) gently
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
funeral; burial; condolence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to stiffen; to become stiff
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
low spirits; depressed heart
to care for someone; to look after someone
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
flying bird; soaring bird
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
slight intoxication; being tipsy
with a chuckle; with a giggle
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned