risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
complete victory; total victory
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
accurate; correct; precise; exact
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to have a chill run down one's spine
to underrate; to make light of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
being off guard; being defenseless
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
small insect; midge; vermicule
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
intimidation; threat; bluster
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
offense and defense; offence and defence
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one