ray of hope; glimmer of hope
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
if it is the case that ...
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
minimum; at the very least
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
at that time; in those days
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank