safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
drinking at home (as opposed to going out)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted