by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
eternity; infinitude; immortality
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
source of information; intelligence source; message source
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
strategist; tactician; schemer
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
cost of one's food; one's board
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
use; utility; profit; gain
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
professional shogi player; professional go player
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
physical or sensual world
separation of church and state
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
one's principles and position
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
only recently; just of late