to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
optimism; taking an optimistic view
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
elated; triumphant; proud
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
odds and ends; all; every
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
guess; speculation; supposition
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to rebuke; to scold harshly
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
anything and everything; just about everything
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore