to win and advance to the next round
enemy territory; hostile place
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
ability; capability; skill
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
lawless area; lawless district
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
epidemic; plague; pestilence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
calm; composed; cool; quiet
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
samurai acting as an attendant; retainer; thane (in medieval Europe); thegn
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
huge win; overwhelming victory
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
by all means; at all costs
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)