to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
two persons; two people; pair; couple
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
winning in a flash; instant defeat
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful