number one; first; best; most; game; round
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
outside the country; abroad
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to sniff out; to get wind of
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
determination; resolution
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sea of blood; pool of blood
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again