face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
good young man; agreeable youth
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
reason; grounds; circumstances
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
precondition; prerequisite
end; close; finish; termination
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
Anpanman (Japanese anime character)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
classical form of martial art
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
hand used like a sword in striking
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
exploitation; overuse; abuse
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to have a cramp in one's leg
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable