custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
technique; art; skill; move
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol