calm; composed; leisurely
to peel off and fall; to flake away
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
buried gold; buried treasure
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
power; might; authority; influence
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
guaranteed; authentic; certified
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
bluff; false show of power; bold front
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy