overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
riskiness; (level of) danger
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
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
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
instant; moment; for an instant
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
preliminary investigation; preparation
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to distract one's attention
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
three; three years of age
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
amount of material resources
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
several times; a few times
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
rest; break; recess; intermission
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(dead) end; end of the line
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
without cause; without reason