great demon; ghostly giant
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
plural; multiple; several
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
choices; alternatives; options
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
invisibly; secretly; privately
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
accomplishment; execution
agreement; stipulation; contract
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
possessed of a strong sense of duty
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
human relations; personal relationships
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination