to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
war situation; progress of a battle
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
be (that) as it may; having said that
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
expression; look; countenance; face
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
nape (of the neck); nucha
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
matchbook; book of matches
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to ask a question; to ask questions
gold and jewels; precious object
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
being too late; losing one's final chance
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
turmoil; chaos; confusion
leader (of an alliance); leading power
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)