crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
still (continuing); as ever; further
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
protracted war; war of attrition
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
penalty shoot-out; kicks from the penalty mark
working generation; people still working
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
comic strip with dramatic story
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
left-hand radical of a character
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to knock down; to knock off
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
judgment; judgement; discernment
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
blow; hit (on the body); beating