to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
perfect; complete; flawless
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
in accordance with plans; just as planned
secretariat; executive office
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to tear up and throw away
four (long cylindrical things)
to finish reading; to read through
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)