good; goodness; right; virtue
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
naturally; of course; understandably
to stiffen; to become stiff
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
busy; having no (free) time
to repeat; to do something over again
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
adverse circumstances; adversity
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
(United States of) America; USA; US
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
trauma (usu. psychological)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
military superiority; military supremacy
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be a matter of life or death
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
firm; strong; solid; stable