seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to shake; to sway; to waver
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to compete with; to vie for
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
base on balls; walk; pass
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
senior high school student
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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.)
to win and advance to the next round
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over