diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
distant look; faraway look
growth period; growing season
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
forgetting; lapse of memory
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
milk coffee; white coffee
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
true character; true heart; true spirit
to recover consciousness; to come to
to save; to leave over; to spare
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
conversely; on the contrary
to get one's breath back; to calm down
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging