defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
complete victory; total victory
starting point; starting line
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
application problem; exercises
villain; baddie; the villain's part
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
not limited to; not just ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to pause; to have a short intermission