decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
king; king; king (chess piece)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to spend time (on doing something)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on