round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
without permission; without notice
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
firm promise; definite promise
difficult problem; challenge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to head home; to leave for home
to take on a role; to take part
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
casualties; the killed and wounded
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
offender; criminal; culprit
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
gale; violent (strong) wind
a short while ago; already
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
high and low; rise and fall
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
way out; means to escape; escape route
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
skill; dexterity; proficiency
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn