final scene; the end; finale
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
retainer; attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
several years standing; over several years
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to triumph; to be elated with success
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
state of the war; war situation
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
enumeration; citation; listing
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be able to do; to be capable of doing