to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to be helpful; to be useful
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
after a long time; for the first time in a while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
premature joy; short-lived elation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
personal history; background; career
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
oracle; revelation; divine message
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
penalty; sentence; punishment
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
(penalty of) imprisonment
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time