one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
military campaign; battle; war
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
willpower; energy; vitality
loss of spirit; dejection
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
blunder; slip; error; error
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
until now; so far; up to the present
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring