lifesaver; person who saved one's life
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sad; wretched; deplorable
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
expression; presentation; representation; notation
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
here and there; in places
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
odds and ends; all; every
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
absolutely; positively; decidedly
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
unique; peculiar; singular
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations