defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
looking or acting as if one owned the place
blow; shock; strike; batting
killing two birds with one stone
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be profitable; to yield a profit
time; hour; season; time of the year
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
quarrel; dispute; argument
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
pride in one's strength or skill
loveable; very likeable; like very much
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
hundred battles; many battles
consecutive victories; series of victories
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor