front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
resolute; determined; bold
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong