the very best; excellent; superb
prospects of victory; chances of success
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
succession; continuation; series; sequence
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
how can (one) do something
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
demesne; estate; private land; private property
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
to withdraw one's savings
(bank) balance; remainder
contrived; false-sounding
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
moment by moment; hour by hour
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
with all one's strength; with all one's might