victory or defeat; match; contest; game
conviction; belief; confidence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that is to say; so that means
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to shake; to waver; to tremble
as (for); for; in the capacity of
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to crumble away; to collapse
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to change completely; to change suddenly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
boy; son; baby boy; young man
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
grasp; catch; understanding
to comfort; to console; to amuse
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify