individual match; single game
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
several people; a few people
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
transfer; assignment; conveyance
originally; by nature; from the start
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
team competition; team game
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to run through; to run past
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
directly opposite; right in front
correction; revision; amendment
feelings; thoughts; meaning