promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to put into the mouth; to eat
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
a little bit; a little while
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
other side; opposite side; other party
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one by one; one each; one at a time
no way to do; nothing can be done
dropout; quitter; deserter
defense; defence; protection
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
distant place; faraway location; far away
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to shout (in anger); to yell
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
call; summons; convening; convocation
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
square formation (of troops); magic square
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
desperation; struggle to the death