to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
overall victory; championship
talk; recital; narration; topic
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to give a round of applause; to applaud
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
article; news story; report; account
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention