important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
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.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
advanced level; high grade; senior
to practice magic; to practise magic
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
resignation; acceptance; consolation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to trample; to crush underfoot
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense