victory or defeat; victory and defeat
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
belief; faith; conviction
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
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
yearned for; longed for; missed
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
sourness (in taste); acidity
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
acid; sourness; sour taste
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
apple cider vinegar; cider vinegar
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
probity check; background investigation
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
that; the matter in question
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback