so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
please (give me); please (do for me)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
going into battle; departure for the front
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma