desperation; struggle to the death
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
suddenly; all of a sudden
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
disadvantageous; long (odds)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to surround; to crowd around
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
laminating; lamination layer
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)