hostile party; enemy side
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to save; to leave over; to spare
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
head; chief; boss; leader
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to use X as a selling point
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
loose and disheveled hair
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
competition; rivalry; something worth doing