ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
hidden camera; spy camera
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
clearly; distinctly; vividly
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
older brother and younger sister
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
drama; play; powerful drug
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
expressing one's mind; speaking out
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically