the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
worry; mental agony; heartache
to slide into; to slip into
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
genuine; authentic; true; real
regret; repentance; remorse
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
soldier; combatant; warrior
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
space (room, area, outer space)
too much; excessively; too
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis