nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pointing out; identification
how can (one) do something
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
economic strength; economic power; economic might
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
choice; selection; option
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sympathy; compassion; pity
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many