to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
locational advantage; advantageous position
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
the place for; the time for; the level of
carelessly; inattentively
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
decapitation; decapitated head
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to keep a record; to keep a tally
paediatrician; pediatrician
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
military physician or surgeon
reproachful; hateful; bitter
right to know; right to access information
infancy; childhood; tender age
such; like that; in that way
ostentation; show; affectation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
trouble; quarrel; dispute
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to compete with; to vie for