chief; main; principal; major
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
height of; middle of; full bloom
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
hairline; borders of the hair
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
hooting; jeering; heckling
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
feeling keenly; fully realizing
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
don't you think?; indicates question
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
drama; play; Chinese opera
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding