body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to take; to catch; to capture
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
stepwise; one step at a time
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
first of all; in the first place
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
diagnosis; medical examination
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
literature; books (reference); document
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
just because; even if; even though
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out