drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
secretary (government); director; chief
each place; various places
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
individual; private person; personal; private
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
disclosure; exposure; revelation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
how; in what way; by what means
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy