pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
depression; low spirits; dejection
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
living thing; living creature; animal; life
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be helpful; to be useful
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
intelligence or information network
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
in the future; another day; later
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if you think about it; come to think of it