to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to notify; to advise; to inform
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
both; both sides; both parties
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
single word; a few words; brief comment
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement