having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
priority; order of precedence
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
origin; source; beginning; starting point
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
column of water; water column
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
watering hole; watering place
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to sustain a serious wound
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
exploitation; overuse; abuse
military affairs; military service
the way back; the way home; return trip