cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
diagnosis; medical examination
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to lead someone around by the nose
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
not worth doing; waste of effort
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
advance; moving forward; progress
sincere; earnest; serious
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to throw open; to leave open
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
gradually; slowly but steadily
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit