heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
passage; path; route; one's way
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
out of character; unlike one
lost article; something forgotten
hot topic; talk of the town
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
higher rank; better position
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
proper; respectable; decent; honest
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor