to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
100,000; hundred thousand
society; public; community; social studies
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
adoration; admiration; devotion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
thought; consideration; thinking
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to fight to the bitter end
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all