unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
settlement; solution; resolution
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
small; fine; detailed; stingy
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
in unison; as one; united
draw (in competition); tie game
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
rational; reasonable; logical
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
that; the matter in question
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to launch a surprise attack
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
what proportion; what percentage
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse