not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to be too late; to be too slow
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
even if not; even without
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
like that; that way; thus
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
telephone number; phone number