undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
beyond that point; after that
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
grappling firmly; being locked together
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
complete change; about-face