defeat; loss; reverse; setback
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to feel depressed; to be down
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
pride; dignity; self-worth
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
person who is ...; thing that is ...
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer