to smash up; to defeat crushingly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
appearance; expression; manifestation
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
minimum; at the very least
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
that's a different matter; that's a different story
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to spread; to be propagated
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to rank next to; to come after
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)