not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to walk away; to walk off
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
product bundling; tie-in-sale; package deal
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
average; ordinary; normal
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to fall ill; to be taken ill
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
headache inducing; vexing
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
broken product; faulty product
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
memory; ability to remember
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
in the hospital; hospitalized
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to creep about; to crawl around
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
general inspection; complete overhaul
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.