to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
door; gate; opening; title page
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
again; once more; a second time
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
accomplishment; execution
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
young girl; lass; adolescent female
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation