victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to try to do; to attempt to do
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to pretend; to act (as if)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
it's not like; it isn't as if
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm