honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
nesting hole; burrow; den
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
(judo) foot technique; footwork
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
overall victory; championship
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress