promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
pointing out; identification
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
locational advantage; advantageous position
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
ago; since; before; previous
not worth considering; out of the question
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
audience; spectator; spectators
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
next; secondly; subsequently
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
deviation; departure; omission
same; similar; (just) like; equal
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before