affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
definite report; confirmed data
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
turmoil; chaos; confusion
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
body; physique; build; stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
fragment; one of the group or party
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
still; as yet; as it has been
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
to hold fast; to protect to the end
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
leading; guiding; commanding
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence