match; game; bout; contest
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
in the end; at the end of the day
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
established practice; custom
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
this world; this life; this generation; present day
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
explanation; interpretation
preface; introduction; preamble
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up