more losses than wins (sport)
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
closing time; lockup; curfew
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
infection route; source of infection
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
(not so) much; (not) very
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
weightlessness; zero gravity