opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
absorption; suction; attraction
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
you (plural); all of you; you all
that is to say; so that means
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to attempt; to test; to try out
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to apologize; to apologise
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
instant; moment; for an instant
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to