decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scene; sight; scenario; setting
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
regulation; adjustment; control
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
one by one; one at a time; in turn
solitude; loneliness; isolation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true