dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
time; season; period; phase; stage
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
dangerous position; peril
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
in the end; at the end of the day
to make an appeal; to urge
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
draw (in competition); tie game
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth