treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
small fraction; small proportion
one by one; one each; one at a time
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to take (be in) charge of
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
arriving at the same moment
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training