beginning; outset; first; onset
failure; mistake; blunder
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to redeem (from sin); to save
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
number one; first; best; most; game; round
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
company president; manager; director
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be surprised; to be astonished
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
moneylending; moneylender