outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
last ray of hope; only hope
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
correction; revision; amendment
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to have an idea; to have a clue
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
that's a different matter; that's a different story
overall; general; as a whole
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
27th day of the month; 27 days
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
great army; mighty host; whole army
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
defense; defence; fielding