(small crunchy) dried sardines
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
quitting while one is ahead
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
story of one's experiences
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
dry riverbed; river beach
to fight; to exchange blows
adverse circumstances; adversity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to be saved up (of money)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
devotion; attachment; infatuation
immediately; at once; instantly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
urban area; urban district
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
tattling; telling on (someone)