end of a match; end of a game
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
return to tournament after temporary absence
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to accept; to receive; to agree
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
pair; the two; both persons; both things
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
emphatic sentence-ending particle
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
and so; therefore; for that reason
with no effort at all; easily
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance