sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
trusting too much; overestimating ability
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to win and advance to the next round
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
starting point; starting line
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
now that; since; so long as; because
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
master; teacher; stable master
desperately; for one's dear life
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sphere; circle; range; category
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry