attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
soldier; combatant; warrior
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to come from; to have roots in
life; living; I; me; student
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
lightly; easily; carelessly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
final; eventual; ultimate
to fight to the bitter end
choices; alternatives; options
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to subsist; to keep on living
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
above; going steadily upward
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce