close contest; close match; close game; close combat
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
chance (of success); odds
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
another thing; exception; special case
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
general; popular; common; typical
to be able to manage somehow or another
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
true to one's name; living up to one's name
long military service; having experienced many battles