to have no chance (of succeeding)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to carry around; to carry on one's person
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
living thing; organism; creature; biology
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to finish reading; to read through
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to flare up; to burst into flames