futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to win and advance to the next round
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
set of three; three sets; three classes
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
in perfect form; going swimmingly
second; number two; runner-up
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)