noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to have more losses than wins
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
genuine article; real thing; real deal
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
image; figure; figure; form; image
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to blow through; to blow across
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in succession; one after another
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)