hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
pessimism; disappointment
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to win and advance to the next round
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
impression given by a painting or image
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
advantage or disadvantage
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
everything; anything; nothing
partly open; in half bloom
storehouse; warehouse; godown
wherein; therein; thereinto
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform