victory or defeat; match; contest; game
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to bend; to warp; to curve
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish