thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
surprise victory; upset; coup
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
looking pale; looking unwell
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
business; errand; nature of one's business
to leave the government service
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
state funeral; national funeral