instrumental duet; instrumental duo
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
troubled times; turbulent times
to appease; to suppress; to calm
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
abusive language; violent language; wild words
in one's own way or style
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
presumption; assumption; estimation
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after