to hold fast; to protect to the end
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
defense capability (defence)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to swing late (at a ball)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
one by one; one each; one at a time
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
freely; right and left; as one pleases
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)