to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
prior investment; upfront investment
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
how long; how much; to what extent
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
24 hours; twenty-four hours
all over Japan; throughout Japan
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
surroundings; environs; circumference
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
manners; behavior; behaviour
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
lesson; precept; teachings; moral