to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be kind to; to treat kindly
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
whispering into a person's ear
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
physical education; PE; gym (class)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
sharing; division; draw; tie
hard feelings; (mutual) resentment
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game