ultimate; final; last; eventual
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
being declared the winner of a bout
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
useless resistance; vain struggle
had better ...; may as well ...
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
direct unforked road; straight path
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
victory is mine; with this, I'll win
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to jump up and down; to hop
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
dozens; scores of; decades
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)