consecutive victories; series of victories
three; three years of age
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
this world; this life; world of the living
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
way (of doing); manner; method; means
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
immediately; right away; on the spot
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one