last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
folding; collapsible; telescopic
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
white; correction fluid; white-out
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
ingredient; component; composition
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
piece; fragment; one (object)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface