honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
extracurricular activities
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
annual (plant); first-year student
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pupil; student; schoolchild
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
female friend; woman friend
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to think too much; to be over-concerned
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to squeeze out; to wring out
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to happen to meet; to come across
to awake from one's sleep
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)