ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
fair and square; open and aboveboard
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
passing through without stopping; passing by
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
person concerned; interested party; related party
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to happen to meet; to come across
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to detain; to check; to restrain
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
covering; protection; backing; relief
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
the scruff or nape of the neck
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)