yakyūken; strip version of rock, paper, scissors (similar to strip poker)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
to succeed; to bear fruit
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
high spirits; gleeful mood
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repeat; to do something over again
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)