defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
decision; settlement; definition
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
conviction; belief; confidence
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to throw into; to toss into
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
whispering into a person's ear
to smile (at); to grin (at)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
just a minute; small quantity
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
utmost limits; extremity; limit
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to cover fully; to wrap around