one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
rather; better; instead; if anything
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to worry about the future
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
stochastic; probabilistic
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be helpful; to be useful
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
anything and everything; just about everything
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
strong-willed; strong of heart
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
relatively; comparatively
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
outcast; odd man out; pariah
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
surely; certainly; without doubt
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu