barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that is to say; so that means
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
hello; good day; good afternoon
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Kagawa Prefecture (Shikoku)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
supreme; sublime; highest
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?