state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to smash violently; to crush
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be astonished
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
I see; that's right; indeed
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence