above; going steadily upward
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
restoration; repair; mending
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to lead someone around by the nose
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
having gone too far to turn back
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
parting; separation; farewell