to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to triumph; to be elated with success
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
remainder; the rest; what is left
score (in a game); full score
king; monarch; ruler; champion
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
idling one's life away; living to no purpose
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
on time; on schedule; punctually
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
new discovery; new invention
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
middle of the night; dead of night
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
falling asleep; going to sleep
meal set before one; women's advances