to play cool; to act cool
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
the last moment; the very end
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
jumping to a wrong conclusion
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all