consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
principal occupation; core business
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
study; research; investigation
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
consecutive victories; series of victories
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
tone (of voice); manner of talking
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
soldier; combatant; warrior
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
negotiations; discussions; connection
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman