to state; to express; to mention
failure; mistake; blunder
place; situation; position; location
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
error of judgment; miscalculation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
locational advantage; advantageous position
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trusting too much; overestimating ability
tendency; trend; inclination
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to have more losses than wins
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
end; close; finish; termination
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
after that; afterwards; thereafter
large number (of); many; majority
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
at least; at most; (even) just
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly