to have no chance (of succeeding)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
impossible to do (although wants to)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
recovery; rescue; recapture
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
right to choose; a say; option
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
news; word; tidings; omen
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
white horse; unrefined sake
bringing; taking; carrying
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned