series of battles; successive battles
abstention; nonparticipation
election; selection; choice
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
freely; right and left; as one pleases
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(another's) daughter; young lady
another thing; exception; special case
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
production (e.g. play); direction
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
rate; late; rating; ranking
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
same size; actual size; same scale
winner; victor; conqueror
spirit residing in the ground
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution