slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to check; to stop; to keep back
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
great success; huge success
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
unusual space; other dimension
to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing