poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
serious condition; critical condition
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
reoperation; repeat surgery; second surgery; surgical revision
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
it's not like; it isn't as if
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
king; king; king (chess piece)
long-awaited; much-awaited
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
tall building; high-rise building
fluff (clump of fabric fibres); lint; ball of dust; dustball
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
as stated; verbatim; literally
loss; defeat; counter for losses
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
guardian; protector; patron; parent