excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
continuation; succession; series; continuous
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to finish; to end; to close
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
strategy meeting; council of war