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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

2

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

one's long-cherished desire

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

mountainous country

2

city life; urban living

1

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

1

easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

1

satiety; surfeit

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

1

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

1

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

to concede a point; to yield; to give in

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

path along a cliff

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

travelling expenses; traveling expenses

2

to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect

1

to put someone to work; to make someone work

2

Ōtsu (city in Shiga)

13

shorter way; shortcut

1

market; fair

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

discovery; detection; finding

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

3

mountain stream; mountain torrent

4

staying the night; lodging (at)

1

contract; commitment

1

to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend

1

if it is (the case that ...)

1

seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)

1

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

1

with a start; with a jump

2

sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling)

1

insect; bug

1

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

1

setting off (on a trip); departure

1

debt

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

other people; others

1

to steal; to rob; to take away

1