to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
chink in the armor (armour)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
how; in what way; how about
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be surprised; to be astonished
I see; that's right; indeed
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation