to hold (a ceremony); to perform
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
draw (in competition); tie game
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
particularly; only; in the case of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
if you do this; if this is the case
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
physical strength; muscle strength
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
manners; behavior; behaviour