root; source; origin; cause
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
dozens; scores of; decades
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
just because; even if; even though
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to do someone in; to bump someone off
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just one person; only one
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
honor; honour; credit; prestige
use; utility; profit; gain
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
complete set; all; everything