to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
short skirt for playing tennis, etc.; skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
hair on the back of one's head
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping