one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
loser; defeated person; the defeated
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
had better ...; had better not ...
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
money in one's possession
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
discovery; detection; finding
rather; sooner; preferably
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)