number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
serious; not joking; straight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
all; entire; whole; altogether
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam