clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
going off course; going out of bounds
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
chink in the armor (armour)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be surprised; to be astonished
I see; that's right; indeed
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how