absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
instead; but (on the other hand)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to beat time; to mark time
road approaching a shrine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)