decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
historic; historical; traditional
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
Machisu; Matisse; Matthies
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
display window; shop window; store window
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
river; stream; River; the ... river