to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
troops; group members; team members
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
as far as the eye can see
powerless; helpless; incompetent
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to be remembered; to go down in history
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)