to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
opening fully; full throttle; full power
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to hide; to keep to oneself
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
next; secondly; subsequently
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
correction; rectification; mending; repair
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
within; inside of; less than
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
self-defense; self-defence
(not) even once; (not) ever
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
counter for choices, options, etc.
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
attacker (esp. in volleyball)