meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to complete decisively; to do to completion
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to attempt; to test; to try out
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
thereupon; shortly thereafter
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
leopardess; female leopard
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
middle of the night; dead of night
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with a clink (click, clack)
metallic sound; metallic clank