last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
remarkable; striking; obvious
study; learning; tutorial
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to assemble; to set up; to construct
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
naturally; of course; understandably
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
place; situation; position; location
to pile up; to accumulate
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
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