desperation; struggle to the death
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to crumble away; to collapse
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
point in question (at issue)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to step forward; to volunteer
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
before it happens; previously
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
so-and-so; who?; which people?
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
extensive; vast range; wide scope
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
duty; obligation; responsibility
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
idealistic thought (argument)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations