counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
how dare ...; how could ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
while; during (the time when)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
together with; same; both; all; including ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
but; however; provided that
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
these guys; these fellows
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship