to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
just one person; only one
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stop walking; to pause
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
very likely; very probable
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
joint struggle; common (united) front
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to agree (to a proposal, request, etc.); to assent; to consent; to accept
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
absorption; suction; attraction
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
with a slip; with a slide
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
big frame; large figure; huge body
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront