very much; exceedingly; extremely
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
final game; final games; the finals
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
leaving everything up to someone else
first half of the game or match
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
steady; sound; reliable; solid
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
like this; such; thus; in this way
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to continue to do; to persist in doing
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
selection; choice; option
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
war situation; progress of a battle
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into