to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
un-; non-; negative prefix
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
for your information; I'm telling you
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
a little bit; a little while