analepticum; restorative medicine
decision; judgment; resolution
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to watch over; to watch attentively
to stop walking; to pause
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
big frame; large figure; huge body
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works