pessimism; disappointment
white background; blank; female virgin
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
general; popular; common; typical
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
counter for chairs or seats
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
without cause; without reason
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
sweeping sideways; mowing down
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
just because; even if; even though
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
exploitation; overuse; abuse
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)