use; utility; profit; gain
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
match declared drawn due to injury
change; transition; vicissitudes
ninth day of the month; nine days
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to force one's way through
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to water down; to dilute with water
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive