at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
shout of victory; cry of triumph
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
collection truck (for used goods, refuse, etc.); recovery vehicle
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium