dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
set of three; three sets; three classes
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to let an opportunity slip
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be softened; to calm down
continuation; succession; series
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
carelessly; inattentively
pleasant feeling; good vibes
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to gain a victory; to win
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
series of battles; successive battles
art of war; strategy; tactics