weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
disparate society; stratified society
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why