ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
dependent on luck; matter of luck
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
discovery; detection; finding
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wound (suffered in a fight)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
this sort of; this type of
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
from the beginning; from scratch
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
decrease; reduction; decline
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
when it becomes; when it comes to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding