abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
evident; plain; distinct; clear
chief; main; principal; major
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
place; room; margin; scope
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be lacking in options; to be too few
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
fair and square; open and aboveboard
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
mediator; manager; caretaker
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to encamp; to take up positions
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor