not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
betting ticket; betting slip
to fight against; to oppose; to face
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
match; game; bout; contest
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to be prolonged; to drag on
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
short-distance race; sprint
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to begin shooting; to shoot out
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)