to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
(physical) growth; development
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
solitude; loneliness; isolation
there being no use in arguing (about it)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
spirit; heart; disposition
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; (lit.) to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
reaching; attaining; arrival
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
make no progress; remain unsettled
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
switching over to; migration; transition
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team