looking down (from the heavens); visit of a high-ranking person
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
a little bit; a little while
to become desperate; to give in to despair
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
answering machine; answer phone
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to loiter around; to wander about
to be the ruin of (a person)
to win and advance to the next round
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
one's best interests; one's own good
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to call again; to call someone back
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love