bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
wearing one's hair in braids
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Japanese person; Japanese people
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
derailment; digression; deviation
to bring back; to restore
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
keeping pace with; keeping abreast of; advancing together
while; even though; despite
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
if it is the case that ...
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to disperse; to take a castle
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case