wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
organization; organisation; forming
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
the question remains; it comes into question
second arrow; second move; second step
4th day of the month; four days
to establish; to formulate
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
forgetting; lapse of memory
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
overdose; excessive consumption
side effect; adverse reaction
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
fast approach; quick intimacy
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
another dimension; different level; whole other level
skilled manager; resourceful general
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
timewise; temporal; chronal