favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
no need to guess; certainly
glad countenance; joyful look
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
segment; slice; section; intercept
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
less than ...; smaller ...
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to be detained; to take time
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to be transparent; to show through