to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
feather decoration; plume
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
carnivore; carnivorous animal
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
pretension; conceit; hubris
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
event; phenomenon; matter
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to have more losses than wins
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
military affairs; military service
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
distant look; faraway look