originally; by nature; from the start
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to pass (of time); to elapse
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
proclamation; promulgation
to die out; to become extinct
point of compromise; common ground
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
recovery; rescue; recapture
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
calamity; disaster; accident
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance