poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
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
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
number one; first; best; most; game; round
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime