being on the ropes; losing ground
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
offense and defense; offence and defence
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
scoring stick; counter; chip
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
each; (arch.) you (plural)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing