in low spirits; dejected; sad
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
yearned for; longed for; missed
to fight against; to oppose; to face
it's not like; it isn't as if
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to find out; to discover; to locate
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to care for someone; to look after someone
househusband; stay-at-home dad
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
cares; ill feeling; reserve