to fight to the bitter end
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
genuine article; real thing; real deal
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
town; city; municipal; urban
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to keep a watchful eye on
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
what do you want?; can I help you?
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
popular person; favorite; favourite
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
as if it were about oneself
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right