shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
how long; how far; how much
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
on and after; from ... onward; since
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
life; living; I; me; student
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
scenery; scene; landscape
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to wash away; to rinse off
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is