decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to shake; to waver; to tremble
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
product; produce; result; fruit
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)