chance (of success); odds
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
opposite; reverse; contrary
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
question; inquiry; enquiry
(not) a single person; (no) one
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
commandant; commanding officer; general
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
almost; roughly; approximately
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
light; easy; non-serious; minor
simply put; putting it simply; in short
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
arrangement; pact; agreement
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to pass (of time); to elapse
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
how long; how much; to what extent
most important condition (for); first prerequisite