smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
second; number two; runner-up
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
war; battle; match; game; competition
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
fine-meshed bamboo basket
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
one's physical safety; personal security
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
seasonal goods; seasonal items; faddish product; vogue merchandise; novel, film, play, etc. dealing with recent events or trends; work of ephemeral interest
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
thin; slender; slim; skinny
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
very small; tiny; insignificant
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
to pierce through; to break through
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be able to manage somehow or other