self-torturing; masochistic
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person