in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
match; game; bout; contest
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
loser; defeated person; the defeated
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
matter for great congratulation
rather; better; instead; if anything
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
in the same way as; just like
had better ...; had better not ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane