brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
empirical; from experience
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
very; much; greatly; a lot of
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
two (long cylindrical things)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
without cause; without reason
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
notice; attention; observation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
in that way; like that; that way
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to