contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
all parts; various parts; every department
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
speaking voice; talking voice
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)