quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
(something) so small; so little; trifling
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
Everyone is safe (all right)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
village; human habitation; human settlement
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
contest; comparison; competition
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
two legs; two feet; two pairs
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time