to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
admiration; wonder; astonishment
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
completely; fully; entirely
good performance; good work; great success
in advance; beforehand; previously
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to hide; to conceal oneself
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to take over; to hand over
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
draw (in competition); tie game
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
evil spirit (that can possess people)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume