account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to lose a closely fought contest
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
the principle of the thing
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
change in appearance; transformation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
technique; art; skill; move
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
directivity; directionality; intentionality
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to rock; to shake; to swing
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
now that; since; so long as; because