hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
very likely; very probable
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
immediately; right away; on the spot
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
while running; while moving; in motion
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
endurance contest; test of endurance
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
no matter how much time passes
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
(not) even once; (not) ever
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person