to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
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
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Korean; introduced from Goryeo
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. candicans); rummy
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
extremely; very; really; super; so
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff