feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
shopping; purchased goods
late at night; at a late hour
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
hundred points; perfect mark
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
since then; from that time; ever since
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative