secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
square formation (of troops); magic square
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
decapitated head of an enemy
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
military service; combat experience
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
remainder; the rest; what is left
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness