deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
inexpert or untrained eyes
second; number two; runner-up
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
intimidation; threat; bluster
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
trouble; bother; annoyance
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
troupe; theatrical company
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
veil of darkness; curtain of night
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
place for relaxation and refreshment
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
playing the victim; playing the victim card
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
all you want; as much as one wants
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)