obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
vacant or unoccupied room
ending up right back where one started
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
archeological excavation (archaeological)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
written word; written language
smoothly; easily; readily
lost article; something forgotten
Japanese person; Japanese people
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored