to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
desperately; for one's dear life
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
party; set; gang; company; person
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
country; territory; domain; realm
royal castle; imperial castle
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
amount of money; sum of money
entreaty; supplication; petition
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
being very popular; being in great demand
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
tone (of voice); manner of talking
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to need; to call for; to require
excess; surplus; superabundance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve