to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to take over; to hand over
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
good humour (humor); good mood
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)