to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
much less; to say nothing of
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
participation; joining; entry
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
accomplishment; execution
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
such a thing; something like that
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
sorry; excuse me; thank you
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game