complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
war situation; progress of a battle
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
on the occasion of; at the time of
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
that is to say; so that means
minimum; at the very least
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
bet; wager; stake; gamble
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
done; just done; just finished