handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
protracted war; war of attrition
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
opposite; reverse; contrary
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
loser; defeated person; the defeated
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
report; notification; registration
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
body; group; party; company; troupe
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
covered in mud; mud-caked
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to thrust away; to send flying
slope; slanting surface; bevel
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing