defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to project; to stick out; to stand out
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
how; in what way; by what means
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to begin to walk; to set out
river; stream; River; the ... river
dry riverbed; river beach
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
round shape; circle; circular form
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
second (unit of time); arc second
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger