skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to demand money; to pester; to extort
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
contradiction; inconsistency
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to fulfill one's responsibilities
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(your) judgment; discernment
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create