adherent; devotee; believer
last days; the end; one's fate
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
feeling keenly; fully realizing
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to suppress one's emotions
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
troops; group members; team members
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower