life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
innocent; cherubic; childlike
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to notify; to advise; to inform
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
as if nothing had happened