happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
right beside; close to; nearby
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
even if; even though; however; no matter how
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it is not (like that) either
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat