quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
draw (in competition); tie game
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
reopening; resumption; restarting
to differ; to vary; to disagree
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
commitment; pledge; promise
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
small change; coins; small sum of money
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
return; relapse; recurrence
other side; opposite side; other party
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to become settled; to be fixed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to collect; to assemble; to gather
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right