not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
(arch.) to crumple; (arch.) to collapse; to press; to urge; to rush
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
pessimism; disappointment
kickboard; flutterboard; float
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)