living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in the end; at the end of the day
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bento; Japanese box lunch
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
proposal; offer; request; application
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
choices; alternatives; options
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no!; no no!; no, not at all