bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
chaser; pursuer; chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
fertile shoot of field horsetail
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
under development; in development
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
head; chief; boss; leader
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death