surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
business; trade; operations; sales
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
even if; even though; however; no matter how
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
supreme command; direction over all
commander; commanding officer; CO
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
until now; so far; up to the present
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight