to lose a closely fought contest
tadpole; ancient seal-script character
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
to stick it out (until the end)
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
regular customer; general audience; general public
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
high tide; high water; climax; high point
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
night-soil bucket; honey bucket
night-soil bucket; honey bucket
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
owner of a brothel or restaurant
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
tall building; high-rise building
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
ringing; throbbing violently
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
common; in the usual course
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; (seat facing) south side of ring
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
tips of one's hair; hair ends
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
military service; combat experience
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)