war; fighting; fierce competition
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
progress; advance; improvement; development
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to beat to death; to kill
to increase; to add to; to augment
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
loser; defeated person; the defeated
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
the last moment; the very end
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
personal combat; one-to-one fight