opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
on the occasion of; at the time of
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
armband; arm band; brassard
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
being too late; losing one's final chance
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
when it becomes; when it comes to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
(not) a single person; (no) one
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
spot; point; place; position
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
meanwhile; in the meantime
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance