one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be a matter of life or death
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
control room; control booth
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
matter of time; question of time
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective