on countless occasions; many a time
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
funny story; funny anecdote
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
four (long cylindrical things)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
cooler box; cooler; cool box
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
opening and shutting; opening and closing
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll