close contest; close match; close game; close combat
towering; astonishingly high
to grow taller (of people)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record
cattleya (type of orchid)
one act (of a play); scene; event
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
(theatrical) fighting scene
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
favorite; favourite; habitually used
(national) capital (city); metropolis
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)