chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to kill; to beat to death
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
crops; agricultural produce
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
stupid brat; son of a bitch
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
trade; business; occupation; profession; job