seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
pleasant feeling; good vibes
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
stealthily; secretly; in secret
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
common person; foolish commoner
to spit out; to eject; to dump
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
suddenly lifting someone's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
will not do; do not; does not
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
rare (or peculiar) animal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication