matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
two times; twice; two degrees
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to say no more; to sink into silence
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
war situation; progress of a battle
striking; remarkable; considerable
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reset; fresh start; new beginning
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
draw (in competition); tie game
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
cassette (tape); game cartridge
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest