to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to accept; to receive; to agree
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
preparation; arrangements
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
4th day of the month; four days
emergency staircase; fire escape
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
battle of wits; contest of wits
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to overflow from something full
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
promising; hopeful; full of promise
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)