gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
quick work; (clever) feat
instant; moment; for an instant
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to jump at; to be attracted by
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
congratulation; celebration
auspicious sign; good omen
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to rally; to make a comeback
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
great laughter; burst of laughter
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
all night; throughout the night
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
famous brand of sake; choice sake
many; much; plenty; hardly