victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
supporting role (actor); minor role
rather; sooner; preferably
recovery; rescue; recapture
Niigata (city, prefecture)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
volcanic range; volcanic chain
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
blast (wind); blast (explosion)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
all night long; all through the night
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
one way or the other; either way
human kindness; human weakness
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
clearly; brightly; crisply
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
feeling that something has come too late
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on