cannot be compared with; no match for
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
be (that) as it may; having said that
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
professional shogi player; professional go player
resignation; giving up the game for lost
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
front; frontage; facade; main
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case