losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
study; pursuit of knowledge
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
common front; united front
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
how many people; a number of people
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
innocence; being not guilty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross