decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to fight to the bitter end
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to live through; to survive
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to have a talk; to tell a story
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
line; queue; procession; matrix
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services