to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
connection; linking; linkage; link
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
personal combat; one-to-one fight
physical condition; state of health
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
divided delivery of cargo, etc. (to different places)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
riskiness; (level of) danger
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
completely; entirely; totally
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious